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    Cop·tic Church
    /ˈkäptik CHərCH/
    • 1. the native Christian Church in Egypt, traditionally founded by St. Mark, and adhering to the Monophysite doctrine rejected by the Council of Chalcedon. Long persecuted after the Muslim Arab conquest of Egypt in the 7th century, the Coptic community now make up about 5 percent of Egypt's population.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Coptic_Orthodox_ChurchCoptic Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

    1 day 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. www.britannica.com › topic › Coptic-Orthodox-ChurchCoptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria | History, Beliefs ...

    Apr 29, 2024 · Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Oriental Orthodox church and principal Christian church in predominantly Muslim Egypt. The people of Egypt before the Arab conquest in the 7th century identified themselves and their language in Greek as Aigyptios (Arabic qibṭ, Westernized as Copt).

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  6. www.britannica.com › topic › CoptCopt | Definition, Religion, History, & Facts | Britannica

    May 3, 2024 · Copt, a member of Egypt’s indigenous Christian ethno-religious community. The terms Copt and Coptic are variously used to denote either the members of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the largest Christian body in Egypt

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CoptsCopts - Wikipedia

    May 2, 2024 · Today Coptic is extinct but it is still the liturgical language of the native Egyptian Churches (the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic Catholic Church). It is taught worldwide in many prestigious institutions, but its teaching within Egypt remains limited.

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    • 1,000 (2014)
    • 25,000 – 30,000 (2006)

  8. www.biblicalarchaeology.org › what-is-copticWhat Is Coptic? - Biblical Archaeology Society

    1 day ago · The Coptic language is a direct descendant of ancient Egyptian. It was the language of daily life in Egypt from around 300 CE until around 1000, and, along with Arabic, it remains the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.

  9. copticorthodox.church › enHome - Coptic Orthodox Church

    May 4, 2024 · April 27, 2024.

  10. stpaulhouston.org › about › churchWhat is the Coptic Orthodox Church? – St. Paul Coptic ...

    6 days ago · The church adheres to the Nicene Creed. St. Athanasius (296-373 A.D.), the twentieth Pope of the Coptic Church effectively defended the Doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ’s Divinity at the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. His affirmation of the doctrine earned him the title; “Father of Orthodoxy” and St. Athanasius “the Apostolic”.

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