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2 days ago · Copts (Coptic: ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, romanized: niremənkhēmi; Arabic: الْقِبْط, romanized: al-qibṭ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt since antiquity.
May 27, 2024 · According to the Gospels, Simon of Cyrene was the man Roman soldiers compelled to carry the cross of Jesus Christ on the way to his crucifixion, making him a significant figure in Christian tradition.
The Coptic Church have strong patristic and monastic tradtions. The Christian Monasticism that is known today, came from Egypt (the Desert Fathers). The Egyptian Monks who lived in the 4th-6th Centuries,were very popular for their powerful Asceticism,purity,love and humulity.
May 20, 2024 · The Pact, or Covenant, of Umar, written in the seventh century under Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (634–644), defined the Christians’ status as dhimmi people or “people of the book” who ought to be protected. It included the Christians of Mesopotamia, Jerusalem, and North Africa, along with the Jews.
6 days ago · The relics of 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya will be venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening at an ecumenical prayer service marking their first official feast day in the Catholic Church.
4 days ago · The Coptic Rite, which is situated primarily in Egypt, reunited with Rome in 1741 and uses the Coptic and Arabic languages in its liturgies. The Ge’ez Rite, based primarily in Ethiopia, Jerusalem, and Somalia, reunited with Rome in 1846 and uses the Ge’ez language in their liturgies.
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Jun 1, 2024 · The Cyrenian, walking beside Jesus and sharing the burden of the Cross, came to see that it was a grace to be able to accompany him to his crucifixion and to help him. The mystery of Jesus,...
