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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 ...
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).
Known as the "Pillar of Faith" and "Lamp of the Orthodox Church". On 22 September 431 AD, St. Cyril attended the 3rd Ecumenical Council at Ephesus , which he rebuked and excommunicated Nestorius , Patriarch of Constantinople who denied the Virgin as Theotokos ('God-bearer').
Coptic seems to have been in decline as a literary language by the early 9th century, since few original works later than that can be attributed to a named author. [1] For reasons not fully understood, it was moribund as a language of original composition by the 11th century. [3] Much Coptic literature is now lost, as the Copts began to use Arabic.
Christian Monasticism was born in Egypt and was instrumental in the formation of the Coptic Orthodox Church character of submission, simplicity and humility, thanks to the teachings and writings of the Great Fathers of Egypt's Deserts. By the end of the 5th century, there were hundreds of monasteries, and thousands of cells and caves scattered ...
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the highest Orthodox authority in the Coptic Orthodox Church. It formulates the rules and regulations regarding matters of the Church's organisation and faith.
Ante-Nicene Fathers. Christian Classics Ethereal Library. (from the Codex Rossanensis) Online text of the Liturgy of St. Cyril as used at present by the Coptic Church "Liturgy of St. Mark". Occidentalis: Your Informal, Omnibus Resource For Western Rite in the Orthodox Church. Translated by Shaw, John. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013
The Coptic Rite is native to Egypt and traditionally uses the Coptic language with a few phrases in Greek. It is used in the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic Catholic Church . Arabic and a number of other modern languages (including English) are also used.