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3 days 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 .
- 10 million
- St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional)
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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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.
- 3,000
- c. 10,000
- 1,000 (2014)
- 25,000 – 30,000 (2006)
May 3, 2024 · The Ethiopian church followed the Coptic (Egyptian) church (now called the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria) in rejecting the Christological decision issued by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 ce that the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ were equally present in one person without commingling. Opposed to this dyophysitism, or two ...
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2 days ago · Coptic is today spoken liturgically in the Coptic Orthodox and Coptic Catholic Church (along with Modern Standard Arabic). The language is spoken only in Egypt and historically has had little influence outside of the territory, except for monasteries located in Nubia.
- Bohairic, Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite
- Coptic alphabet
May 6, 2024 · Tawadros II. Original name: Wagih Sobhi Baki Soliman. Born: November 4, 1952, Mansoura, Egypt (age 71) Tawadros II (born November 4, 1952, Mansoura, Egypt) is the 118th pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the see of St. Mark (2012– ) and leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) church ...
May 12, 2024 · Orthodox priests may only serve the Holy Eucharist to baptized members in good standing of the canonical Orthodox Church, who have recently confessed, and fasted before partaking of the Holy Eucharist. This is the ancient tradition of the Holy Church for the 2,000 years of its history. The Orthodox Church under ...
