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  2. Coptic Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    In Coptic Orthodox Christianity, fasting is defined as going without meat or dairy. [78] With respect to Eucharistic discipline, Coptic Orthodox Christians fast from midnight onwards (or at least nine hours) prior to receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion. [79]

  3. Copts - Wikipedia

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    Coptic icon of St. Mark Portrait of a Coptic Christian woman by Bertha Müller, circa 1850 The Copts are one of the oldest Christian communities in the Middle East. Although integrated in the larger Egyptian nation state, the Copts have survived as a distinct religious community forming around 5 to 20 percent of the population.

  4. Coptic identity - Wikipedia

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    Coptic Christians lost their majority status in Egypt after the 14th century and the spread of Islam in the entirety of North Africa. Today, Copts form a major ethno-religious group whose origins date back to the Ancient Egyptians. [4] The Coptic Christian population in Egypt is the largest Christian community in the Middle East. [5]

  5. Coptic history - Wikipedia

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    Coptic history is the part of the history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day.

  6. List of Coptic Orthodox popes - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of all of the Coptic Orthodox popes who have led the Coptic Orthodox Church and have succeeded the Apostle Mark the Evangelist in the office of Bishop of Alexandria, who founded the Church in the 1st century, and marked the beginning of Christianity in Africa.

  7. List of Copts - Wikipedia

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    Nader Anise, founder of Coptic American Chamber of Commerce (Coptic Chamber) and attorney; Tharwat Bassily; Michael Ebeid; Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, banker and businessman; Fayez Sarofim, billionaire, Houston financier

  8. Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Coptic Americans - Wikipedia

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    St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Bellaire, Texas. The immigration of Copts to the United States started as early as the late 1940s. After 1952, the rate of Coptic immigration from Egypt to the United States increased because of persisting persecution and discrimination against Christians in a Muslim majority nation, political turmoils and revolutions.