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The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt. The Church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, since the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451.
'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 ...
The main denomination of Oriental Orthodoxy in Egypt is the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The seat of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is currently occupied by Pope Tawadros II. Also, there are some 8000 Oriental Orthodox Armenians in Egypt and some 500 Oriental Orthodox Christians of the Syriac Orthodox Church. [1]
The vast majority of Egyptian Christians are Copts who belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an Oriental Orthodox Church. [2] [3] As of 2019, Copts in Egypt make up approximately 10 percent of the nation's population, [4] with an estimated population of 9.5 million (figure cited in the Wall Street Journal, 2017) [5] or 10 million (figure cited in the Associated Press, 2019). [6]
Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed in Christian tradition that the Holy Family visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga ...
Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Hagir Danfīq, Qena) St. Badaba Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Nag Hammadi, Qena) Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Naqada, Qena) St. George Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Naqada, Qena) Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Qamula, Qena) St. Andrews Coptic Orthodox Monastery - (Qamula, Qena)
St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville, Tennessee 2412 Foster Ave Nashville, TN 37210; St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville, Tennessee 1931 Old Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217-3022; St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Knoxville, Tennessee 1921 Sunny Ln, Knoxville, TN 37912
This is the list of cathedrals in Egypt sorted by denomination. Coptic Orthodox ... (Orthodox Church of Alexandria) Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai ...