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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 ...
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Coptic Church rituals use very ancient words and music. Local languages are also used, in order to allow the congregation to play a full part in the worship. Sunday is the main day for services, which can last for over four hours.
Coptic churches are built facing East so that the congregation faces East in prayer. The sanctuary of the church, where the altar is found, is divided from the nave by an iconostasis – a screen made of icons. Only priests, and deacons assisting at a service, are allowed through the iconostasis. The nave of a Coptic church is usually in two parts: t...
Music is almost entirely vocal; the only musical instruments used are the cymbals and the triangle (other instruments are sometimes used in non-liturgical Coptic events). The music of the church has been transmitted orally over the centuries because the church didn't use any system of music notation. 300 hymns have survived and are still in use.
There are three main liturgies: The liturgies of St. Basil, used throughout the year; St. Gregory, used at Christmas, Epiphany and Easter; and St. Cyril (or St. Mark).
There are seven sacraments in the Coptic Church. 1. Baptism 1.1. The Church baptises babies and adults 1.2. Baptism is by total immersion three times - regardless of age 1.3. The Church teaches that baptism is essential for salvation 2. Confirmation/Chrismation 2.1. This sacrament takes place immediately after Baptism. The person is anointed with o...
Fasting is an important spiritual element of Coptic life. While it is regarded as an important spiritual practice, it is a voluntary spiritual sacrifice and the Church does not insist that people fast. Fasting is excused for those who are unwell. Fasting requires not eating at all for a period, and then abstaining from meat, fish, dairy products an...
God Bless the U.S.A. Bible. Cover of the God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, featuring an American flag motif. The God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, also known as the Trump Bible, is an edition of the King James Version of the Christian Bible, also containing additional content specifically relating to the United States, first published in 2021.
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.
The Bible in Coptic. Christianity reached Egypt in the times of the Apostles and, according to tradition, St. Mark himself brought Christianity to the Egyptians about the middle of the first century. The Coptic language, which is the last stage of the Egyptian language, and whose alphabet was mostly derived from the Greek alphabet in the second ...
May 19, 2022 · The Coptic Bible is the version that was read primarily by the native population of Egyptian Christians, especially the monks. It formed the basis for the entire corpus of literary and liturgical heritage of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
