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   What is a Coptic Church?

   • The Coptic churches had a design that was derived from Egyptian, Roman, and Greek architecture. The church is a representation of God’s house, and is considered the attachment of God with His people. The congregation lives at both an earthly level and a heavenly level at the same time in the church.

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   What is the symbolism of a Coptic Church?

   • The icon of St. John the Baptist baptizing Jesus is usually hung on the apse of the baptistery. We have thus described the architecture of the Coptic churches, and saw that each part of the church has a symbolic meaning that remind everyone of the story of salvation, offered by Christ and through the Church.

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   How are Coptic churches built?

   • One of the ways Coptic churches are built is in the form of a ship. This is symbolic of Noah’s ark: as those in Noah’s ark were saved from the flood, likewise the Church of God alone has the ability to save men. This describes the church in the form of a ship.

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   What does a Coptic Church look like?

   • Some Coptic churches have one dome, called a cupola. The dome interior is usually painted with the icon of our Lord or in a blight blue color decorated with angels and stars. This resembles Jesus Christ as the Head of the Church who is seated in the heavens. Some churches have three cupolas, which represent the Holy Trinity.

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   Aug 4, 2020 · Architecture is the art and science of building. Besides providing shelter, architecture is a symbolic representation, and so it is defined as, “a mode of symbolic discourse, and where there is no symbol and therefore no discourse, there is no art.”.

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   Overview. Coptic architecture. Quick Reference. Christian Egyptian architecture consisting of cenobitic cells, funerary monuments, and monastic and urban churches. The Coptic Church developed separately from 451.

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   Coptic architecture is the architecture of the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of Christians in Egypt. Introduction Coptic architecture Origin and influence

5. www.encyclopedia.com › coptic-architectureCoptic architecture | Encyclopedia.com

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   Coptic architecture. Christian Egyptian architecture consisting of cenobitic cells, funerary monuments, and monastic and urban churches. The Coptic Church developed separately from 451. Source for information on Coptic architecture: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture dictionary.

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   The architecture of Coptic churches is distinct, often featuring basilica-style designs with central naves and side aisles. The use of domes and intricate woodwork in altars and iconostases adds to the spiritual ambiance.

7. www.khanacademy.org › humanities › art-africaByzantine Egypt and the Coptic period, an introduction

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   Pilgrims from around the empire flocked to Egypt to visit sites mentioned in the Bible or associated with saints. Coptic, the Egyptian language written in a modified Greek script, flourished as a vehicle to translate the Bible and, later, to compose an original Egyptian Christian literature.

8. www.researchgate.net › publication › 311515394(PDF) Coptic Orthodox Art and Architecture; Development and ...

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   May 10, 2016 · Studies in Coptic architecture are rare, for this reason, the research aims to enhance the understanding of Coptic architecture to increase knowledge of this important part of the Egyptian...