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4 days ago · 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 .
- 10 million
- St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional)
1 day ago · The Coptic population in Egypt is difficult to estimate because researchers are forbidden by Egyptian authorities to ask a survey participant's religion, although official estimates state that Coptic Christians represent 10 to 15 percent while other independent and Christian sources estimate much higher numbers, up to 25 percent of the population.
- 3,000
- c. 10,000
- 1,000 (2014)
- 25,000 – 30,000 (2006)
5 days ago · In Nov. 2018, Islamic militants ambushed a bus carrying Coptic Christian pilgrims to a desert monastery south of Cairo, killing seven and leaving 19 injured. During the pandemic, Coptic Christian women and girls have reportedly been abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, and some Christian communities have experienced deprivation of resources.
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Oriental Orthodox Church: Including the Coptic, Armenian, and Syriac traditions. Anglicans venerate Mary to some extent as well. Lutherans tend to hold her in high esteem. And of course smaller Christian denominations and sects
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A community for Coptic Christianity and Christians, and their language. Members Online Today is the feast day of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin at The Church Of Saint Demiana The Martyr, In Papadouplo, Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt (March 25, 1986)
