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	Patriarch of Alexandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Patriarch of Alexandria is the Archbishop of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.
		The leader of the Orthodox Church in Alexandria, Egypt and throughout the African continent, known as Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.
		The leader of the Coptic Catholic Church, known as Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patriarch_of_Alexandria (628 words)

	Coptic Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of the five so-called monophysite churches, characterised by their acceptance of the first three ecumenical councils and rejection of the Council of Chalcedon (451).
		The Coptic Church is the ancient church of Egypt.
		During the 18th and 19th centuries the Russian Orthodox Church and the Anglican Church sought unsuccessfully to merge with the Copts.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/christ/early/coporth.html (393 words)

	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.
		Traditionally the Coptic church is headed by the pope and patriarch of Alexandria, who is nominated by an electoral college of clergy and laity, with the final selection among three leading nominees decided by lot.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txn/coptic.htm (659 words)

	Egyptian government openly discriminatest
		The Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria was deposed and exiled by the Western civil and ecclesiastical authorities.
		Three liturgies are used in the Coptic Church, the Liturgy of St. Cyril, the Liturgy of St. Basil and the Liturgy of St. Gregory.
		The Coptic Church is experiencing this century quite a significant revival in many aspects of its life: in its ministry both at home and abroad, in education, and in ecumenism.
	www.copts.net /coptic_church.asp (5717 words)

	Coptic Church
		The Coptic church is the by far largest Christian group in both Egypt as well as in North Africa/Middle East.
		The term, Coptic Church, is sometimes used for the Ethiopian church, too, but this bodym now the Ethiopian Orthodox, declared itself independent from its Egyptian heritage in 1959, and does not accept the term 'Coptic' for itself.
		The Coptic church is active in talks with other smaller churches, and has also found a basis for solving theological differences with the Eastern Orthodox church, recognizing that political and verbal distinctions throughout history sometimes formed the basis for disunity.
	i-cias.com /e.o/coptic_c.htm (738 words)

	Coptic - Crystalinks
		Coptic continued to be used in the Church with Greek as the second language, as seen from the texts that survived from the period.
		Coptic was also the spoken language of the peasants and probably the clergy.
		The only Coptic literary texts composed in the later part of the period were the martyrdom of St. John of Phanidijoit, written as such to shield from the eyes of the Moslems, and compositions, urging the Copts to revive their language.
	www.crystalinks.com /coptic.html (3536 words)

	history
		In 1741, Benoit XIV appointed Athanase, the Coptic Bishop of Jerusalem Apostolic Vicar for the Coptic of Egypt.
		H.B. Cyrillus Macaire was appointed Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, and the Egyptian territory was divided in three dioceses: the patriarchal diocese including all the lower Egypt (Delta of the Nile), the diocese of Hermopolis Magna and the diocese of Thebes.
		The latter was elected Patriarch on the 9th of August 1947, and enthroned the 7th of March 1948.
	www.opuslibani.org.lb /church/coptic/history.htm (751 words)

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		HG Bishop Pachomius participated in the inauguration of the new Coptic Clinic in Om-Dorman and the fifth anniversary of the ordination of Abba Sarabamon.
		Coptic Icon Restoration and Documentation Project: ------------------------------------------------- On the scale of the whole Coptic church, a new project of restoration and documentation of Coptic icons began along with training on caring, maintenance, restoration and history writing.
		Holy Synod: Presided by the Pope, the synod gathers all Coptic Orthodox Metropolitans and Bishops + the 2 Patriarchates' priors in Cairo and Alexandria.
	www.coptic.net /public/news/1999-01-22.txt (2406 words)

	Ecumenical Relations of the Syriac Orthodox Church
		Dialogue between the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church was initiated under the auspices of the Pro Oriente, an ecumenical foundation in Vienna, founded by Cardinal König, Archbishop of Vienna in 1964.
		This dialogue was continued by their Holinesses Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, and Pope John Paul II and culminated in a joint declaration on June 23, 1984 at Rome.
		In November 1993, the Joint Theological Commission of the Catholic and the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Churches drafted an agreement on inter-church marriages, known today as the "Kerala Agreement." This was approved by Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Zakka I and released on January 25, 1994.
	sor.cua.edu /Ecumenism (1849 words)

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		Besides Copts there are orthodox communities, mainly Greek and Syrian; the Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria traces his succession to the Catholics of the 5th century.
		Coptic, Greek, and Arabic languages are all used ceremonially.
		The chief bishop, the patriarch of Alexandria, is in direct succession to the 5th-century patriarchs who embraced Monophysitism; he is entitled pope.
	www.lycos.com /info/monophysitism--coptic-church.html (641 words)

	Coptic Africa - The Coptic Orthodox Church
		The Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox centered in Constantinople, and the Oriental Orthodox centered in Alexandria.
		Patriarch of Alexandria, defended the faith against heresy.
		Pope Kerellos (Cyril) VI revitalized the monasteries of Egypt and he began ecumenical dialogue with the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.copticafrica.org /copticchurch.htm (800 words)

	rel003 Award for Patriarch of Ethiopia, Abune Paulos
		Patriarch Paulos was born 1935 and elected to office in 1992.
		Patriarch Merkorios (elected in 1988) was accused of collaboration with the Menghistu regime and in September 1991, he resigned his duties as Patriarch under pressure.
		Patriarch Paulo made headlines the last two years by calling his religious counterparts in Ethiopia and Eritrea to negotiate peace in Oslo, the Norwegian capital known for the making of several peace accords.
	www.afrol.com /Categories/Culture/rel003_ethiopian_patriarch.htm (862 words)

	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the Church of Egypt that, according to tradition, the apostle Mark established in the middle of the 1st century (approximately 42).
		10 Jurisdiction of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
		Coptic Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January Gregorian Calendar, which is the 25th of December according to the Julian Calendar, which the Alexandrine Church uses as its Ecclesiastical Calendar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coptic_Christianity (8712 words)

	Coptic Africa - His Holiness Pope Shenouda III
		He became the first patriarch of Alexandria since the Fifth Century to have been Dean of the Theological Seminary and continues to lecture at the branches of the Seminary in Cairo, Alexandria, and abroad and the Higher Institute of Coptic Studies.
		One of the most remarkable things about the growth of the Coptic Orthodox Church is her expansion worldwide.
		Under the leadership of H. H., the Coptic Orthodox Church is a full member of the World Council of Churches, the Middle East Council of Church, the All-African Council of Churches, the National Council of the Churches in Christ in the U.S.A., the Canadian Council of Churches, and the Australian Council of Churches.
	www.copticafrica.org /pope.htm (1000 words)

	Patriarchate of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Aphrem Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary and the Patriarchate at Ma`arat Sayyidnaya, Damascus, Syria
		Patriarch and one of the most important matters on His Holiness' mind was the issue of the seminary.
		Aphrem's Patriarchal Halls lie to the west of the theological seminary in the complex of St. Aphrem's in Ma`arat Sayyidnaya.
	syriacchristianity.org /PZakka/Patriarchate.htm (1306 words)

	Coptic Centre, UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Icons are not meant to be worshipped or venerated as something holy in themselves, in the way that idols were; the reverence shown to an icon is not to the artwork, but rather to the person or event which it portrays.
		One of the foremost Coptic musical scholars, Dr. Ragheb Muftah, says, "Scientific research has proven that the music of the Coptic Church is the most ancient ecclesiastical music in existance, and constitutes the oldest school of music which the world now possesses.
		"Coptic music is a great music and may be called one of the seven wonders of the world, and indeed, if a Caruso filled with the Spirit of God were trying to sing some of the Coptic themes in the form of a great oratorio, it would be enough to rekindle Christendom (spiritually).
	www.copticcentre.com /five.html (1029 words)

	Coptic Christianity
		It attracted the attention of Christians in other parts of the world, and many came to Egypt to see what was happening, and took monastic ideas back home with them, so monasticism spread throughout the Christian world.
		It was an indigenous movement of Egyptian Christians (the word "Coptic" means "Egyptian").
		The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt (http://www.coptic.net)
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Coptic_Church.html (501 words)

	Coptic Catholic Church
		Historically, several centuries before a branch of the Coptic church joined the Catholic church, there were Roman Catholics in Egypt.
		These had importance for the eventual conversion of the Coptic Catholic group, as they were a bridge to many groups and individuals in the Coptic community as a whole.
		There are no monasteries in the Coptic Catholic Church, in stark contrast to the Coptic Orthodox Church, but also well as the Roman Catholic Church.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/coptic_cath.htm (330 words)

	List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandriais one of the the Oriental Orthodox churches (not to be mistaken with the Eastern Orthodox group of churches) and is presided over by the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria who is the body's spiritual leader.
		Currently this position is held by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of all Africa on the Holy the See of St. Mark.
		For the patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox church after the split with the Oriental Orthodox church, see List of Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Alexandria (286 words)

	Orthodox Christianity - what is it?
		Orthodox Christians believe the Church began in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, AD 33, as described in Acts chapter 2.
		These five are known to church historians as the "pentarchy", and their bishops were known as "patriarchs".
		As a result of this Christians in the Patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem found themselves under Muslim rule, and were treated as second-class citizens.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/8061/44529 (647 words)

	Coptic Orthodox Church
		The Coptic Orthodox Church is an Apostolic, biblical and sacramental Christian church.
		The Coptic Church is one of the most ancient churches in the world, having been founded in the first century by St. Mark the Apostle, the writer of the second Gospel.
		The Coptic Orthodox Church is also the largest church in the Middle East and Africa.
	www.blessusa.org /org/coptic.shtml (184 words)

	St. Basil The Great
		Basil the monk to build a house for the elderly and the disabled, as well as a hospital adjacent to one of the Orthodox monasteries at the outskirts of the city of Caesarea.
		The Basilian Liturgy was established at the end of the 4th Century, it drew heavily from that of St. Mark the Evangelist, the founder of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt.
		Basil became Bishop of Caesarea in the year 370 A.D. Among his great contributions to the Christian faith is his collaboration with St. Athanasius (296-373 A.D.), the 20th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt in fight against Arianism and in defending the doctrine of Christ's Divinity.
	www.copticchurch.net /topics/synexarion/basil.html (585 words)

	Religion in Egypt: The Coptic Church
		Members of the Coptic Church worldwide (about 1 million Copts lived outside of Egypt as of 1990) recognize the pope as their spiritual leader.
		By the 10th century, Arabic had replaced Coptic as the primary spoken language, and Coptic was relegated to a liturgical language.
		Coptic Pope Shenudah III (elected in 1971) blamed government silence for the increasing violence.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /egypt/egypt-coptic-church.htm (1063 words)

	Oriental Orthodox Meeting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The 7th Meeting of the Heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Middle East was hosted by H. Pope Shenouda III at St. Mark Center in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt from October 18 thru October 21, 2004.
		The annual meeting was attended by H.H. Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church), H. Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka Iwas I of Antioch (Syrian Orthodox Church), and H. Catholicos Aram I of Cilicia (Armenian Orthodox of the Great House of Cilica, Lebanon).
		Bishoy M. Mikhail, Ecumenical Officer of the Coptic Orthodox Church in North America, was invited by H. Pope Shenouda III, to participate in the sessions of the Standing Committee and the meeting of the Heads.
	www.stmarkcoccleveland.org /orientalorthodoxmtg10-04.html (399 words)

	Our Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Strictly speaking, the purely Coptic Christian period extends for about six centuries at the dawn of the Christian era.
		From the cultural standpoint, that short span was epoch-making in the development of Egyptian ideas and ideals.
		Mark, a disciple of African origin and the writer of the earliest Gospel, came to Egypt ushering in the dawn of Christian faith.
	www.stmarkcoccleveland.org /copticchurch.html (5737 words)

	Coptic Orthodox
		It includes all the prayers regarding the absolution of the woman if she gave birth to a male or a female, the prayers regarding the baptize, the Liturgy of the water, the priest’s absolution, water returning to its original nature, Holy Chrism and anointings, and the commandment.
		It discusses; the Scriptures, the Orthodox Creed, the Sacraments, traditions, priesthood, and the ear;y church fathers.
		In your hands, beloved reader, a summary for the Coptic Church, its language, the different monasteries, the Coptic art, manuscripts, the Coptic calendar, the beliefs of the Church and a short account about His Holiness Pope Shenouda III-the 117th Patriarch of Alexandria.
	www.copticorthodoxliterature.com /cgi-bin/Bookstore.pl (1209 words)

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