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| | Coptic Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Coptic Church believes that Christ is perfect in His divinity, and He is perfect in His humanity, but His divinity and His humanity were united in one nature called "the nature of the incarnate word", which was reiterated by Saint Cyril of Alexandria. | | | Traditionally, the Coptic language was used in church services, and the scriptures were written in the Coptic alphabet. | | | Coptic Orthodox Christianity is the indigenous form of Christianity that, according to tradition, the apostle Mark established in Egypt in the middle of the 1st century AD (approximately 42). |
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| | Coptic Church |
| | Coptic church is sometimes used for the Ethiopian church, too, but this declared itself independent from the Egyptian branch in 1959, and do not accept the term 'Coptic' being used for itself. | | | The church is headed by the "pope and patriarch of Alexandria, Pentapolis and Ethiopia", but he is now residing in Cairo. | | | The Coptic church is active in talks with other small churches, and have also found a platform for solving theological differences with the Eastern Orthodox church, as it up through history have been many situations where disagreements came from verbal differences. |
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| | Coptic Church |
| | Coptic is sometimes used improperly to refer to the Ethiopian church because of its unity in faith and close affinity with Christian Egypt. | | | The Coptic church is headed by the "patriarch and pope of Alexandria, Pentapolis and Ethiopia," who is elected by the entire community of clergy and laity. | | | The Coptic Church (Arabic qubt; from Greek aiguptios, "Egyptian"), is the major Christian church in Egypt. |
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| | Imperial Ethiopia - Ethiopia's Religions |
| | The Ethiopian Church was the state religion of imperial Ethiopia, and is in communion with the other Non-Chalcedonian Churches, namely the Coptic Church of Egypt, the Syrian Church (the so-called Jacobite), the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Syrian Church of India. | | | The second ranking hierarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the Abbot of the Debre Libanos Monastery, reflecting the importance of monasticism in Ethiopia. | | | On the altar of Ethiopian churches there is a miniature facsimile of the tabot, one of the tablets of the Ark of the Covenant, which Ethiopians believe is preserved in their country. |
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http://www.imperialethiopia.org/religions.htm
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| | THE EGYPTIAN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH |
| | The Coptic Church was not part of the Council of Chalcedon, which took place in 451 AD, and the teaching of the council was refuted and unaccepted by the Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria. | | | The Church of Alexandria, was one of the five most ancient churches of the world. | | | Asceticism in the Coptic Church is not a goal in itself that believers desire to attain, but it is a practical response to divine love. |
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| | Egypt - Coptic Church |
| | The Coptic Church claims to hold an unbroken line of patriarchal succession to the See of Alexandria founded by Saint Mark, a disciple of Christ. | | | Members of the Coptic Church worldwide (about 1 million Copts lived outside of Egypt as of 1990) recognize the pope as their spiritual leader. | | | The Coptic Church's clerical hierarchy had evolved by the sixth century. |
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http://countrystudies.us/egypt/70.htm
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| | Coptic Church |
| | The Coptic Church was also one of the great theological centers of the world. | | | The greater part of the Coptic Church divided from the rest of the church in 451 after the Council of Chalcedon; those who accepted the Council faded away during the long period of Islamic domination. | | | Missionary activity from the Coptic Church spread in all directions and was particularly successful southward, reaching deep into Nubia before the Islamic domination in the late seventh century. |
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| | Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church |
| | We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church declare that the cup that Christ baptized his disciples with in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire was in fact a pipe or chillum in which marijuana was smoked. | | | The Coptic Church is not politically originated, and this was firmly expressed when we met with the political directorate of the land during the period of pre-incorporation. | | | The fruits of the mystery are remembrance of the passions and death of Christ, propitiation for sins, defense against temptation, and the indwelling of Christ in the faithful. |
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http://www.equalrights4all.org/religious/coptic.htm
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| | The Year 2002 Report of the Coptic Orthodox Church |
| | We have a monastery and a church in Harare. | | | They also participated in Liturgy in Zulu, and were deeply touched by the spirituality of the prayers and the people’s commitment to Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa. | | | This celebration was attended by us, the Cardinal of the Catholic Church, the ambassadors of Egypt, Ethiopia, Russia, Greece, and the Vatican, together with the minister of Housing, the Ethiopian, Erretrian and the Ivory Orthodox congregations. |
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http://www.st-peter-st-paul-coptic-orthodox-church.org/africa.htm
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| | Egyptian government openly discriminates the Christians of Egypt |
| | Therefore, those who are ordained for church ministry must uphold the teachings of the Holy Bible. | | | We applaud the courageous voices of those who oppose such activities both in and outside those churches, and call on all churches to obey the Biblical teachings without compromise or change. | | | Based on the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ, and teachings of the Old and New Testaments, the clergy strongly condemn such activities. |
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http://www.copts.net/detail.asp?id=444
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| | History Of The Coptic Church |
| | In the 19th century, the Coptic Church initiated a revival of the language. | | | This trend continued for centuries, the Coptic Church maintained the language by its use in the services, but even the church began doing services in Arabic as well as Coptic. | | | It is still not a common enough language that you can find people conversing in it today, but it remains an active part of church life for members of the Coptic church. |
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http://zmatrix.sourceforge.net/stmarycopticchurch.ab.ca/Cultural/LangHistory.html
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| | Center Profile: St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church |
| | Mary Coptic Orthodox Church is a member parish of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States. | | | Late 1970s; the present church building was consecrated in 1996. | | | The languages used in the liturgy testify to the diverse heritage of the Coptic Church in America: the main, upstairs church holds liturgy in English and in Coptic, the traditional but no longer spoken language of Christian Egypt; the smaller, downstairs chapel uses Coptic and Arabic. |
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http://www.pluralism.org/research/profiles/display.php?profile=73371
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| | Coptic Architecture |
| | Unfortunately, the majority of these churches are renovations or remodeling of existing churches that were not designed as Coptic churches. | | | This web site is created to insure COMMUNICATION between professionals, churches' servants, clergy or any member of the community that was involved or participated in designing or constructing a Coptic Church in the Diaspora. | | | Building new churches is not only about collecting the necessary fund. |
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http://www.copticarchitecture.com
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| | Coptic Church Design Competition |
| | Due to the growth of our congregation over the years, all the church activities were limited by a very tight space and has subsequently been reduced to the minimum. | | | A new church with new facilities to completely house the expanding demand for space is called for. | | | The design challenge for this competition is in the multi-use of building(s) and the site to primarily house a place for worship and second, a place for the educational, social and athletic activities serving the fast growing congregation of Coptic (Egyptian) Orthodox Christians, residing in the Lower Hudson Valley region. |
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http://www.deathbyarch.com/html/coptic_church_design_competiti.html
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| | St. George Coptic Church of San Jose, CA |
| | The Church celebrates this period because it was a time when the believers offered a true witness to Christ through the Church of Martyrs. | | | September 11, 2005 (1 Thout 1722 A.M.) marks the start of the Coptic New Year (The Feast of Nairuz). | | | “Nairuz” is a Persian word that means “the new day.” The Coptic Calendar begins with the year 284 A.D., the first year of the reign of the Emperor Diocletian, who, in 303 A.D., ordered the persecution and execution of hundreds of thousands of Coptic Christians. |
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| | Tasbeha.org : Coptic Hymns, Praises, and Divine Liturgies |
| | Tasbeha.org : Coptic Hymns, Praises, and Divine Liturgies | | | As we approach the Holy Week of Pascha, we are pleased to introduce to you a new edition of the Holy Pascha Book according to the Rites of the Coptic Orthodox Church. | | | The Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mark is glad to announce that it will be broadcasting Holy Week Services live in both video and audio on the Internet. |
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| | Anthony Coptic Church, and all the Coptic community in Egypt and the United States, condemns the terrorist acts of September 11, and pray to God to eradicate all terrorism from the whole world. | | | The Meeting of the Church Board with His Holiness Pope Shenouda the III on August 10th 2004 |
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| | Photographs: St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church |
| | Interior of St. Paul's Church, where the community met for seven years before the construction of a larger sanctuary upstairs; on Sundays liturgy is celebrated in both churches. | | | The iconostasis of St. Mary's Church is ornamented with traditional Coptic designs and hand-painted icons in the Neo-Coptic style. | | | Plaque commemorating the December 1996 consecration of the church by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, current head of the Coptic Church |
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| | St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, Sydney Australia |
| | It is an organized Church book that is used by the members collectively in the congregational prayers as well as individually at home. | | | Satan will have no problem with Jews, since they are fervently waiting for a “Messiah,” a worldly king, who will reign in their holy city Jerusalem, and will even be a universal ruler. | | | “AGP” is a Coptic word that means “hour”; hence the AGBIA means the book of Hourly Prayers. |
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http://www.stmark.com.au
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| | Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church |
| | Media Reports on the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church | | | Court Cases Involving The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church |
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http://mojo.calyx.net/~olsen/RASTAFARI/coptic.html
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| | Egypt Christian Persecution Profile |
| | The Coptic Orthodox church is the largest in | | | State control of church property is governed by the outdated Ottoman Hamayouni Decree of 1856, | | | conditions which must be met before a church can be built. |
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http://www.cswusa.com/Countries/Egypt.htm
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| | myCopticChurch.com - The Complete Coptic Experience |
| | Because the Orthodox Church is a Mother who knows how to raise her children. | | | The Quotes from the Church Fathers section has been updated to include the date when the quote has been added. | | | Read articles and stories, find Saying from the Church Fathers by subject or author. |
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| | St George Coptic Orthodox Church كنيسة الشهيد العظيم مارجرجس- ببلفلاور | | | Copyright © 1999 St. George Coptic Orthodox Church | | | George Church 25th anniversary - Oct 14 - 16 |
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| | WorldNetDaily: Egypt destroys new Coptic church |
| | Hours after the congregation finished its first prayer meeting, Al-Ahl and his local police forces stormed the church, arresting 10 members of the Coptic community and flattened what was built of the church. | | | This is not the first time Mubarak has issued permission to build a church only to allow it to be destroyed by local government officials who report to him, according to the association. | | | The church had reportedly obtained all the proper permissions from President Hosni Mubarak& administration to build the facility in Al-Ubor city. |
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25753
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| | St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church of Calgary |
| | With the blessing, payers and the intercession of St. Mina, The church strives to serve the Christian Coptic Orthodox community in southern Alberta, Canada. | | | Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to The Church | | | The church service portfolio is diverse and extends to all ages. |
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http://www.stmina.ab.ca
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| | copticheritage.org :: To Protect and Preserve. |
| | A new article on the Sacrament of the Anointing (Unction) of the Sick, which is a part of the new section on the Seven Sacraments of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has been added to the Studies on Orthodoxy. | | | Part of the Coptic Media Network of Coptic Orthodox and Coptic Hymns Sites. | | | Terms of Use (c) 2005 The Heritage of the Coptic Orthodox Church. |
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| | Coptic Hymns |
| | The hymns represent a valuable inheritance, which dates back to the apostolic age unchanged. | | | Those who learn it become distinguished servants of the holies and participants of one of the church’s most valuable Sacraments, namely, Praising God! | | | Thus are regarded as part of the Church’s Sacraments and a living gift, which could be obtained through learning. |
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http://tasbeha.org/mp3/Hymns.html
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| | St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Chicago |
| | 7/1/2005Check some of the pictures that were taken during the Church Graduation Party, June 2005. | | | Listen or Download Sunday Liturgy and Weekly Sermons at St. Mark Church of Chicago (Updated Weekly). | | | Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase. |
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http://www.stmarkchicago.org
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| | St. George Coptic Orthodox Church |
| | On that day, the Church officiates the mystery of the Unction of the Sick. | | | The Services will begin at 11 A.M., and conclude at 3:30 PM. |
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