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2 days ago · Historically, the Copts suffered from "waves of persecution giving way to relative tolerance in cycles that varied according to the local ruler and other political and economic circumstances". Persecution is significantly involved in the Copts' ethnic identity due to historic and current conflicts.
- 3,000
- c. 10,000
- 1,000 (2014)
- 25,000 – 30,000 (2006)
3 days ago · The Coptic Orthodox Church was established by Mark, an apostle and evangelist, during the middle of the 1st century (c. AD 42). Due to disputes concerning the nature of Christ , the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church were in schism after the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, resulting in a conflict with the Greek Orthodox ...
- 10 million
- St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional)
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3 days ago · Religious persecution is a form of persecution that targets people or groups based on their religious beliefs or practices. It can involve discrimination, harassment, violence, or genocide. Learn more about the history, causes, and examples of religious persecution from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3 days ago · Virtual Book Discussion: “Coptic Culture and Community”. Tuesday. April 16, 2024 | 8:00 pm. Register to attend via zoom. The event will also be livestreamed on the AUC Press Facebook page. A wide-ranging exploration of the daily lives of ordinary Coptic Christians, from late Antiquity until todayThis volume brings together leading experts ...
4 days ago · Apr 9, 2017. A powerful blast rippled through a Palm Sunday service at a Coptic Christian church in northern Egypt, killing 25 people and wounding 60 others, state TV reported. The explosive ...
3 days ago · When you see a night that is lit by a strange and unknown light, you will know it is the sign God gives you that He is about to punish the world with war [World War II] and with hunger, and by the persecution of the Church and the Holy Father. Next Visits
2 days ago · On Feb. 3 many Catholics will be in church for the annual blessing of throats on St. Blaise’s feast day. We know we ask through this blessing to for bishop and martyr St. Blaise’s intercession, as the priest prays, “Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you free from every disease of the throat, and from every other disease.
