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Jun 25, 2009 · The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt, where it has between 6 and 11 million members. ... Baptism of Jesus Christ: icon from the Coptic Church of Saint Mercurius, ...
This icon set includes icons of Christ and the Theotokos that are painted in the Russian "Academic" style, which was popular in the 17th-20th centuries. Ideal for baptism and wedding gifts, the icons of Christ and His Mother are essential for every...
May 15, 2018 · Here she is much smaller and so is Christ, relative to her and the icon as a whole. The spokes and clouds around the star are filled with various angelic or saint-like figures. In the corners are ...
Sep 24, 2019 · Christ Pantocrator, 6th Century, St Apollo’s monastery, Bawit, Egypt, now at the Coptic Museum, Cairo. This apse is one of the earliest depiction of Christ in Glory in the ellipse. Christ in Glory or Pantocrator (Almighty), is arguably the most important icon to be found in a Coptic Orthodox church.
Jan 8, 2023 · Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II holds the Christmas Eve mass at the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Egypt’s administrative capital, on January 6, 2023, in CAIRO, Egypt. Photo by Islam Safwat. Visitors to the cathedral during Mass engage in different prayers led by the Pope, or by priests in other churches.
The Coptic Church was established in the name of Jesus Christ by St. Mark the Evangelist in the city of Alexandria around 43 A.D. 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 Christ's Divinity at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D.
That is why, in her icon, she isportrayed at the right hand of the Christ our Lord. And we say about herin the divine mass “the Lady and the Queen of us all” 2. Our Mother the Holy Virgin. When the Christ our Lord was on the Cross, He said about that tohis disciple the beloved saint John: “Behold your mother” (John 19:27). 3. The Ladder ...
