Mark Ibn Kunbar

Mark Ibn Kunbar
Born1130–1140?
Sunbat, Gharbia, Egypt
Died18 February 1208
Dayr al-Qusayr, Asyut, Egypt
OccupationCoptic priest

Mark ad-Darir ibn Mauhub, or Mark Ibn Kunbar (Arabic: مرقس بن قنبر المنشق, romanizedMarqus ibn Qunbar al-Munšiq[1]), died 1208, also known as Mark the Blind, was a 12th-century Coptic priest and preacher. He came into conflict with both Pope John V and Pope Mark III of Alexandria for preaching against the practice of private confession of sins, and was excommunicated.

  1. ^ "مرقس بن قنبر المنشق | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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