The Coptic Catholic Church sui juris comprises a single ecclesiastical province, covering Egypt only. The Patriarch is the sole Metropolitan Archbishop , retaining the ancient title Alexandria but his actual seat is in Egypt's modern capital Cairo .
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- Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
In Egypt’s Coptic Catholic and Orthodox Churches, which have a special devotion to the native saint, his feast day is celebrated on Jan. 30. Anthony was born around 251, to wealthy parents who owned land in the present-day Faiyum region near Cairo.
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