Pope Simeon II of Alexandria was an 8th-century Coptic leader who served as the 51st Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Born into a noble family in Alexandria, he dedicated himself to the monastic life in the Scetes desert. He spent many years practicing rigorous asceticism alongside his spiritual mentor, Pope James. Due to his reputation for sound judgment and righteousness, he was eventually chosen by the clergy and elders to lead the church, though his tenure as patriarch lasted only five and a half months.