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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 .
The Coptic diaspora began primarily in the 1950s as result of discrimination, persecution of Copts and low income in Egypt. [ 22 ] [ 21 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] After Gamal Abdel Nasser rose to power, economic and social conditions deteriorated and many wealthier Egyptians, especially Copts, emigrated to Europe and the United States.
Jul 11, 2019 · The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. An Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt, Northeast Africa, and the Middle East. The leader of the Church and the Apostolic See of Alexandria is the Patriarch of Alexandria on the Holy See of Saint Mark, who also embodies the authority of Coptic Pope.
In the East, the persecution was officially discontinued on April 30, 311, [175] although martyrdoms in Gaza continued until May 4. The Edict of Serdica, also called Edict of Toleration by Galerius, was issued in 311 in Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) Galerius, officially ending the Diocletianic persecution of Christianity in the East. Galerius ...
The Muslim conquest of Egypt took place in 639-641 AD, during the rule of the Roman Emperor Heraclius where Byzantine persecution was still in place. The Muslim rulers enforced the Pact of Umar and the Copts, as non-Muslim subjects, had the status of dhimmi which gave them the freedom to practice their religion freely in public and the exemption from military conscription in exchange for an ...
Copts have a long history as a significant Christian minority in Egypt, in which Muslim adherents form the majority.Coptic Christians lost their majority status in Egypt after the 14th century and the spread of Islam in the entirety of North Africa.
Coptic history is the part of the history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day.
