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1 day ago · Most Copts adhere to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an Oriental Orthodox Church. The smaller Coptic Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church, in communion with the Holy See of Rome; others belong to the Evangelical Church of Egypt.
21 hours ago · Introduction. In the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, there once stood a magnificent temple complex known as the Serapeum. Dedicated to the Greco-Egyptian god Serapis, this sprawling site was not only a center of religious devotion but also a renowned hub of learning, housing a library that rivaled the city‘s famous Great Library.
4 days ago · 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.
3 days ago · Updated June 12th, 2023 at 11:55 am (Europe\Rome) Pope Tawadros II, the Coptic Church's patriarch of Alexandria, like Pope Francis, are both unwell and have cancelled their public...
1 day ago · The early Fathers of the Coptic Church, such as Anthony the Great, Pachomius the Great, Macarius of Egypt and Athanasius of Alexandria, who otherwise usually wrote in Greek, addressed some of their works to the Egyptian monks in Egyptian. The Egyptian language, now written in the Coptic alphabet, flourished in the second and third centuries.
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4 days ago · Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 23, 2024 / 18:01 pm. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), met with the leader of the Coptic Orthodox...
3 days ago · The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church is deeply attached to Egypt’s role in sheltering Joseph, Mary and the child Christ. Monasteries across Egypt stand as witnesses to the legendary travels of the Holy Family. Egyptian Coptic Christianity attracts tourists by emphasizing the tradition of the Holy Family in Egypt.
