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1 day 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.
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1 day ago · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Public Domain. Coptic is the name of the final stage of the indigenous language of Egypt. A direct descendant of ancient Egyptian, it belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family and is closely related to both the Semitic languages of the Levant and Southwest Asia (such as Akkadian, Hebrew, and Aramaic) and ...
5 days ago · Tawadros II, 118th pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the see of St. Mark (2012– ) and leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) church of the Oriental Orthodox communion. Learn more about his life and work.
1 day ago · By Raymond Ibrahim – Coptic Solidarity – Another example—there seems to be no end—of the difficulties experienced by Egypt’s most indigenous inhabitants, the Christian Copts, was on display last Easter (which for the Orthodox world was observed on Sunday, May 5, and celebrated in churches during the night of Saturday, May 4). As discussed here, […]
2 days ago · There are nine Coptic Catholic dioceses in Egypt. Among the Catholics in Egypt, after the Coptic Catholics, the most numerous are the Latin Rite Catholics, which also include groups of Sudanese refugees. In Maadi there is a Coptic Catholic seminary with 23 seminarians and many Catholic schools. In contrast, there are only a few Catholic hospitals.
2 days ago · The RSF gained ground as the war raged, systematically targeting churches and Christians in the areas they controlled. On May 13, 2023, they attacked Mar Girgis Coptic Church (St. George) in Al-Masalam neighborhood in Omdurman. The church was looted and vandalized. Four men, including the priest, were shot in the attack, and another man was ...
May 12, 2024 · He was John the monk from the monastery of Abu-Yehnis (John). He was enthroned on the 2nd of El-Nasi (Intercalary days), year 863 A.M. (August 25th, 1147 A.D.) He was a holy, righteous, and pure man. In his days, the Copts (El-Nasarah - Christians) were persecuted by the Moslem governors (Emams) and Khalifas, and many were killed or sold as slaves.
