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Nov 29, 2021 · In the late 1970s, two Coptic Orthodox Christian youth in California — far from Egypt — sought the same spiritual journey. An icon of St. Antony in St. Antony Monastery. Photo by Liza Vandenboom Ashley. Today, 150 miles east of Los Angeles in an otherwise undeveloped desert, the first Coptic monastery in the United States — and second in ...
Jul 11, 2019 · In February 2001 a new Coptic church and 35 houses belonging to Christians were burned. Persecution of Copts has occurred throughout their history, however, the Human Rights Watch has noted: "growing religious intolerance" and sectarian violence against Coptic Christians in recent years, and a failure by the Egyptian government to effectively ...
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Dec 7, 2021 · In the late 1970s, two Coptic Orthodox Christian youth in California – far from Egypt – sought the same spiritual journey. Today, 240 kilometres east of Los Angeles in an otherwise undeveloped desert, the first Coptic monastery in the United States – and second in the world outside Egypt – offers the monastic tradition of Egypt to America.
St. George and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church is part of the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Northern California and the Western United States. “Copts” is a term generally used to describe the Christians of Egypt. Copts are the descendants of the Pharaohs and the Coptic language is the last phase of the ancient Egyptian language.
Jul 23, 2012 · The first ordained priest specifically for Los Angeles was the Late Fr. Antonious Henein by H.H. Pope Shenouda III in October 1973. Fr. Antonious was an immigrant to the U.S. who arrived in 1968 and thus was well aware of the needs of Coptic immigrants. After the historical visit of H.H. Pope Shenouda III in 1977, many more priests were sent to ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Members of the Coptic Christian Church believe both God and man play roles in salvation: God through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ and humans through works of merit, such as fasting, almsgiving, and receiving the sacraments. The Coptic Orthodox Church claims apostolic succession through John Mark, author of the Gospel of Mark.
According to published accounts and several Coptic/US sources (including the US-Coptic Association), the Coptic Orthodox Church has between 700,000 and one million members in the United States (c. 2005–2007).
