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In 2022, more than half of Libya’s Christian population were Copts. [7] [2]Historically speaking, Christianity spread to the Pentapolis in North Africa from Egypt; [8] Synesius of Cyrene (370-414), bishop of Ptolemais, received his instruction at Alexandria in both the Catechetical School and the Museion, and he entertained a great deal of reverence and affection for Hypatia, the last pagan ...
Ceramics of ancient Libyans from North Africa. That the Meshwesh were of Libyan origin is explicitly stated in a genealogy contained on the stela of Pasenhor (dated to the reign of Shoshenq V), where the great chiefs of the Meshwesh (including the kings of the 22nd Dynasty) are stated to be the descendants of "Buyuwawa the Libyan."
The Anglican bishop of Libya has his see in Cairo, as most Christians in Libya originate from Egypt, including the Copts. [citation needed] According to Open Doors' World Watch List 2021, Libya is ranked #4 in the world for the persecution of Christians [11] because of the lack of religious freedom and frequent violence against Christians.
The traditional Berber religion is the sum of ancient and native set of beliefs and deities adhered to by the Berbers.Originally, the Berbers seem to have believed in worship of the sun and moon, animism and in the afterlife, but interactions with the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans influenced religious practice and melted traditional faiths with new ones.
Heracles Apotropaios, god of strength and athletes; he was trained in medicine and called on to avert plagues. Hygieia, goddess of cleanliness and sanitation; Iaso, goddess of cures and remedies; Paean, physician of the gods, who was later syncretized with Apollo; Panacea, goddess of the cure by medicines and salves
Generally, your family isn't responsible for paying your medical bills after you’re gone. However, there are a few exceptions — especially when it comes to spouses and children, depending on ...
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. [1]
There has been a crisis in the health system in Libya since the Libyan Revolution in 2011. Prior to the Libyan Revolution health training, rehabilitation, education, housing, family issues, disability and old-age benefits were all regulated by "Decision No. 111" (dated December 9, 1999) of the General People's Committee on the Promulgation of the By-Law Enforcement Law No. 20 of 1998 on the ...