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'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the pope of Alexandria on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark , who also carries the title of Father of fathers, Shepherd of shepherds ...
Over the centuries, many Coptic historians recorded the history of the Copts and that of the Coptic Church. The most prominent of these Coptic historians are: John of Nikiu (fl. 680-690), bishop and historian; Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa (died 987), bishop, theologian, and historian; first compiler of the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria
Pope John VII was restored as pope after the death of Pope Gabriel III. This is the only occasion in history when the Coptic Orthodox Church had two popes at the same time. 79 17 July 1294 – 13 January 1300 (5 years, 5 months, 28 days) Pope Theodosius III Theodosios • Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ • ثيئودوسيوس: Abdelmasih ibn Ruwail
The first Coptic Orthodox priest in Australia arrived in 1969; the Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia is organized into two dioceses, the first based in Melbourne (diocese organized in 1999) and the second in Sydney (diocese organized in 2002). [103] There is a single Coptic Catholic church in Australia, consecrated in 2019. [104]
The Coptic Encyclopedia is an eight-volume work covering the history, theology, language, art, architecture, archeology and hagiography of Coptic Egypt. [1] The encyclopedia was written by over 250 Western and Egyptian contributing experts in the field of Coptology , history , art and theology and was edited by Aziz Suryal Atiya .
It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. [1] The museum traces the history of Egypt from its beginnings to the present day. It was erected on 8,000 square meter land offered by the Coptic Orthodox Church, under the guardianship of Pope Cyril V. The Coptic museum houses the world's most important examples of Coptic ...
Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of Alexandria. The pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church is elected with the following procedure since 1957: [3] The first step – which must take place within seven days after the death of the Coptic pope – is the appointment of a regent, chosen by the Holy Synod (the assembly of Coptic bishops) to lead the Church until it chooses a successor.
There have been many Coptic versions of the Bible, including some of the earliest translations into any language. Several different versions were made in the ancient world, with different editions of the Old and New Testament in five of the dialects of Coptic : Bohairic (northern), Fayyumic , Sahidic (southern), Akhmimic and Mesokemic (middle).