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      Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt

      • 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.
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  2. 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.

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  3. Jan 4, 2022 · By. Jack Zavada. Updated on January 04, 2022. Founded in the first century in Egypt, the Coptic Christian Church shares many beliefs and practices with the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. "Coptic" is derived from a Greek term meaning "Egyptian."

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    • What Is The Oriental Orthodox Communion?
    • What Is The Eastern Orthodox Communion?
    • Why Are These Churches Not in Communion with Each other?
    • The Confession of Chalcedon
    • Other “Superficial” Differences Between Coptic and Eastern Orthodox
    • Conclusion

    The Oriental Orthodox Communion accepts the first three Ecumenical Councils. Moreover, these churches uphold the declaration of St. Cyril of Alexandria: that there is one incarnate nature of God the Word, a nature that is both fully human and fully Divine. The Coptic Orthodox (also known simply as Copts) are part of this Communion, along with the O...

    The Eastern Orthodox Communion (to which our parish belongs) recognizes all Seven Ecumenical Councils. However, unlike Non-Chalcedonians, Orthodox Churches proclaim that Christ has two natures in hypostatic union. That He is both fully Divine and fully human. Churches in the Eastern Orthodox Communion include not only the Greek but the Russian, Alb...

    In AD 451, the Fathers of the Church gathered in Council to reaffirm the doctrine of the Council of Ephesus against the heresies of Nestorianism and Monophysitism. In other words, this Council dealt with the highly controversial topic of Christ’s divine and human nature(s), or Christology. We will dive a bit deeper into this in the next section. Ul...

    The Confession of Chalcedon provides a clear statement on the two natures of Christ, human and divine: This clearly reaffirms the decisions of the Council of Ephesus and the pre-eminence of the Creed of Nicea (AD 325). It also canonizes as authoritative two of Cyril of Alexandria‘s letters and the Tome of Leo written against Eutychesin AD 449.

    Aside from the major theological differences we discussed above, there are a handful of smaller things the Copts do differently than the Eastern Orthodox: 1. Copts make the sign of the Cross like Roman Catholics, from the left shoulder to the right 2. Coptic icons have a different “cartoon” like quality to themcompared to Eastern Orthodox icons 3. ...

    While the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches share many dogmatic positions in common, they differ on a critical matter. However similar their positions may seem, the Holy Spirit guided the Church to articulating the correct Christological dogma: that Christ is fully God and fully Man, both natures distinct, yet united, preserved perfectly in one ...

  4. Oct 7, 2019 · Jack Zavada. Updated on October 07, 2019. The Coptic Orthodox Church, the primary Christian church in Egypt, is one of the oldest branches of Christianity, claiming to be founded by one of the 72 apostles sent forth by Jesus Christ . Coptic Orthodox Church. Also Known As: Coptic Church; Copts; Egyptian Church.

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  5. Apr 29, 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).

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  6. Jun 25, 2009 · The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt, where it has between 6 and 11 million members. While most Copts live in Egypt, the Church has around a million members...

  7. Jul 11, 2019 · Coptic Christians are an ethnoreligious group indigenous to Northeast Africa who predominantly reside in the region of modern Egypt, where they are the biggest Christian denomination in the nation. Learn about the origin and significance of Coptic traditions in Christianity as well as the worldwide membership of Copts today.

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