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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.
- Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church
The Pope (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ, romanized: Papa; Arabic: البابا,...
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Arabic: كاتدرائية...
- British Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church of the British Isles and the Celtic...
- Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
But after 536, they permanently established separate...
- Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
Pope Tawadros II has stated that the 2011 Egyptian...
- Makuria
Makuria (Old Nubian: ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲩⲟ, Dotawo; Greek: Μακουρία,...
- Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Pope Shenouda III during the consecration of a new Coptic...
- Coptic People
Copts (Coptic: ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, romanized: niremənkhēmi; Arabic:...
- Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic art is the Christian art of the Byzantine - Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Christian Churches. Coptic art is best known for its wall-paintings, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, and metalwork, much of which survives in monasteries and churches.
Copts (Coptic: ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, romanized: niremənkhēmi; Arabic: الْقِبْط, romanized: al-qibṭ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa [17] who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt and Sudan [18] since antiquity.
Sep 13, 2024 · Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Oriental Orthodox church and principal Christian church in predominantly Muslim Egypt. The people of Egypt before the Arab conquest in the 7th century identified themselves and their language in Greek as Aigyptios (Arabic qibṭ, Westernized as Copt).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Coptic Christianity began in Egypt in the 1st century AD. The Coptic artistic tradition includes beautiful wall paintings, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, and metalwork, much of which...
Dec 20, 2022 · Interior of Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Aswan, Egypt. Coptic Iconostasis. The Coptic Altar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. The Coptic Altar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Iconostasis, Saint Mary & Saint Mercurius Church, Risca, Wales, United Kingdom.
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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...
