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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 ...
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The Coptic pope presides from Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Abbassia District in Cairo. The church follows the Coptic Rite for its liturgy, prayer and devotional patrimony. Adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church make up Egypt's largest and most significant minority population, and the largest population of Christians in the ...
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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.
Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church: Head: Pope Tawadros II: Region: Egypt, Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Middle East, and diaspora: Liturgy: Alexandrian Rite: Headquarters: Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt: Founder: St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional) Origin: AD 42 Alexandria, Egypt: Separations: Coptic Catholic Church ...
hide. (Top) Egypt. United States. United Kingdom. See also. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church may refer to: Egypt. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, in Cairo, seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria) Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Azbakeya, Cairo.
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 ...
