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Jan 29, 2023 · Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a gem from the heavens reflecting the honor and devotion of the holy men who chose to serve God and become a force of good. Egypt is blessed with a number of divine Coptic attractions found in every corner, especially in Alexandria. The church is the main headquarters of the Pope of Alexandria who is ...
Centre of the Coptic Church. Sept 2019. St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is named after St Mark the evangelist, founder of the Coptic Church. It is the seat of the Coptic Pope. The catdhedral is of relatrively recent construction, even though the Coptic Church is one of the oldest denominations in the world.
photograph | 8 1/4 x 6 in. | A landmark on the Cairo skyline, St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral was inaugurated in 1968. St. Mark's Cathedral is the seat of the current Coptic Orthodox Pope, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. It was in this cathedral that Ragheb Moftah directed the Higher Institute of Coptic Studies Choir and it was here that his funeral was held in 2001. (General). Photograph ...
Notes. - Another view of St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, seat of the current Coptic Orthodox Pope, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. It was in this cathedral that Ragheb Moftah directed the Higher Institute of Coptic Studies Choir and it was here that his funeral was held in 2001. (General)
He is considered the founder of the church in Alexandria and the first Bishop of Alexandria. According to tradition, St. Mark was arrested during a festival of Serapis in 68 AD and martyred by being dragged through the streets. He was buried under the church he had founded. In 828, the body of St. Mark was stolen from the Alexandrian church by ...
The Coptic pope presides from Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Abbassia District in Cairo. The church follows the Coptic Rite for its liturgy, prayer and devotional patrimony. Adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church make up Egypt's largest and most significant minority population, and the largest population of Christians in the ...
