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The cathedral is the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope. It was built during the time when Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria was Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and was consecrated on 25 June 1968. The church is dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist, an apostle of Jesus and founder of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Relics of his life are kept inside.
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt. It is the historical seat of the Pope of Alexandria, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Believed to stand on the site of a church founded in AD 42 by Mark the Evangelist, in AD 311 a chapel was recorded here, containing bodies said to be of Mark and his successors.
Coptic Rite: Headquarters: Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt: Founder: St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional) Origin: 42 A.D Alexandria, Egypt: Separations: Coptic Catholic Church (1895) British Orthodox Church (2015) Members: 10 million: Other name(s) Coptic Church Coptic Orthodox Church: Official website
Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral; Location: Azbakeya, Cairo: Country Egypt: Denomination: Coptic Orthodox Church: History; Founder(s) Pope Mark VIII of Alexandria: Dedication: Saint Mark: Consecrated: 1800: Architecture; Architectural type: church: Style: Coptic: Administration; Division: The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate: Clergy; Bishop(s ...
Mexico. South Africa. United States. See also. Saint Mark's Cathedral may refer to several cathedrals named for Saint Mark (Mark the Evangelist): Croatia. Korčula Cathedral. Egypt. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria) Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia, Cairo. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Azbakeya, Cairo.
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral is the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope. It was built during the time when Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria was Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and was inaugurated by him in 1969.
The Coptic Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church. Its churches can be found worldwide, where it serves Coptic believers who have emigrated to other countries. On the 18th November 2012, the Coptic Orthodox Church enthroned His Holiness Pope Tawadros II as the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
