Search results
Around 50 AD
- Copts believe that their Church dates back to around 50 AD, when the Apostle Mark is said to have visited Egypt. Mark is regarded as the first Pope of Alexandria. This makes it one of the earliest Christian groups outside the Holy Land.
www.bbc.co.uk › religion › religions
People also ask
What is a Coptic Orthodox Church?
What is Coptic history?
Where did the Coptic Church come from?
What Church do Copts belong to?
Coptic history is the part of the history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day.
- Coptic Orthodox Church
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the larger body of ethnic...
- Coptic People
In Switzerland, the first Copts arrived in the 1960s, mostly...
- Coptic Orthodox Church
Dec 18, 2014 · Updated 18 December, 2014 - 01:25 Ahmed Osman. The origins of the ancient Coptic Church of Egypt. Read Later. Print. The Coptic Church of Egypt is the earliest Christian church in the world, going back to around 42 AD.
Apr 29, 2024 · Apr. 28, 2024, 4:48 AM ET (CBC) Coptic Christians violently attacked in Egypt. Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Oriental Orthodox church and principal Christian church in predominantly Muslim Egypt.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 25, 2009 · Religions. Coptic Orthodox Church. Last updated 2009-06-25. The structure, history and practices of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the main Christian Church in Egypt and one of the...
Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. According to the Gospel of Saint Matthew, the holy family, fleeing from the wrath of Herod the Great, sought refuge in Egypt, where, according to local tradition, they stayed for a period of three years, until Herod's death in 4 bc.
