– During his papacy, the throne of Nubia and Sudan returned to the See of Alexandria after a separation of five hundred years
– When the Nile water level was low, the Pope officiated a liturgy a brought the water of washing the holy utensils to the Nile, and the water level rose. He refused the Russian Tsar’s offer to place the Coptic Church under his protection, which gave him favor with Muhammad Ali Pasha
– The Church gained freedom to worship due to the Pope’s good relationship with Muhammad Ali Pasha
– The Copts and Ethiopians quarreled over Monastery of the Sultan (Deir El-Sultan) in Jerusalem
– The light appeared from the holy tomb in front of Ibrahim Pasha (son of Muhammad Ali Pasha)
– Abbas Pasha was told that the Copts allied with the Ethiopians against him, so he ordered the dismissal of Christian government employees, and he exiled the Coptic nobles to Sudan
