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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 ...
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 ...
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]
In August 2013, following the 3 July 2013 Coup and clashes between the military and Morsi supporters, there were widespread attacks on Coptic churches and institutions in Egypt by Morsi supports. [47] [48] According to at least one Egyptian scholar (Samuel Tadros), the attacks are the worst violence against the Coptic Church since the 14th ...
The main page for this category is the list of Coptic Churches in Egypt. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. *
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)
The patriarch is the sole metropolitan archbishop, retaining the ancient title Alexandria but his actual seat is in Egypt's modern capital Cairo. Coptic Catholic Church has eight suffragan bishops, throughout Egypt, comprising the only Coptic Catholic ecclesiastical province: Abu Qurqas, Alexandria (the patriarch's original home seat), Assiut ...