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May 3, 2024 · Headquarters: Alexandria. Related People: Shenouda III. Saint Mark. Tawadros II. On the Web: CNN - Who are Egypt’s Coptic Christians? (May 03, 2024) Copt, a member of Egypt ’s indigenous Christian ethno-religious community.
1 day ago · Coptic years are counted from 284 AD, the year Diocletian became Roman Emperor, whose reign was marked by tortures and mass executions of Christians, especially in Egypt. Hence, the Coptic year is identified by the abbreviation A.M. (for Anno Martyrum or "Year of the Martyrs").
4 days ago · The Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, romanized: Ti-eklisia en-remenkimi en-orthodhoxos, lit. 'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt.
4 days ago · By Uzay Bulut –. The process of the Islamization and Arabization of Egypt started when Arab Muslims invaded in the 7th century. On the evening of April 23, a large number of Egyptian Muslims gathered and attacked Coptic Christian homes in Minya Governorate’s village of Al-Fawakhir after a rumor spread that Christians had turned a home into a church.
May 10, 2024 · First attested in writing in the third century CE, it was primarily associated with the Coptic Church and established itself as the language of Egyptian Christians. Coptic Egyptian was also instrumental in Champollion’s decipherment of hieroglyphs and the ancient Egyptian language.
May 14, 2024 · Who is Coptic Solidarity? Coptic Solidarity is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to advocating equal citizenship rights for the indigenous Coptic Christians of Egypt. Our organization is rigorously independent, member-based, and is fully funded by our members and supporters.
