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  1. 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 ...

  2. 9 April 2017 – Bombings of two Coptic churches kill over 45 people and injures over 130. St George's Coptic Orthodox Church in the Tanta region and St Mark's Church in Alexandria were bombed during Palm Sunday processions .

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  4. Browse 5,801 authentic coptic church stock photos, high-res images, and pictures, or explore additional coptic art or koran stock images to find the right photo at the right size and resolution for your project. Church of St Barbara in coptic Cairo, old Cairo, Egypt. Coptic Cairo, Hanging Church and Saint George´s.

  5. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt.The Church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, which has been a distinct church body since the Council of Chalcedon in 451 C.E., when it took a different position over Christological theology from that of the Eastern Orthodox and Western churches, then still in union.

  6. According to tradition, the founder of the Coptic Church was the apostle St. Mark, who brought Christianity to Egypt in the 1st century. In 451 AD, they split with the larger Christian community over differing ideas about the divine and human natures of Christ.

  7. May 8, 2018 · The Coptic church is the ancient church of Egypt; the name Copt derives from the Greek Aiguptioi ("Egyptians"). According to tradition within the church, its founder and first patriarch was Mark the Evangelist, who first preached Christianity in Alexandria in the forties of the first century ce. For several centuries the new faith interacted in ...

  8. Aug 31, 2020 · Beginning in the 4th century in Egypt, Coptic art uses spiritual imagery – which is distinctive from pagan representatives – to serve as reminders and instructions for the afterlife, allowing worshippers to be in constant ‘wonderment’ of God’s creation through artistic expression. In other words, it provides a visual tale of life ...

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