The Coptic Orthodox Statement of Faith: “The Nicene Creed”
We believe in one God, God the Father, the Almighty, Who created heaven and earth, and all things, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, begotten of the...
View ArticleThe Coptic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of the most ancient Churches of the world, founded by Saint Mark the Apostle. The Coptic Orthodox Church is a conservative Church that has carefully preserved the...
View ArticleSt. Mark the Apostle, the Founder of the Coptic Church
The Coptic Church or the Church of Alexandria is called “Sees of St. Mark”; one of the earliest four sees: Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, and Rome. St. Mark, The Founder The Copts are proud of the...
View ArticleThe Christian School of Alexandria
The Christian school of Alexandria is the oldest Christian religion school in the world. The School of Alexandria started as a predominantly scientific and literary institution. It then developed into...
View ArticleEgypt in the Holy Bible
The Holy Bible concentrates on “Jerusalem” which means, “land of peace,” or “vision of peace” as center of the Promised Land, where God declares His dwelling among people. And a holy temple was...
View ArticleThe Church’s Holy Sacraments
The Church Sacraments are sacred actions by which the believers receive invisible graces, through material or visible signs. The Coptic Church observes seven sacraments: 1. Sacrament of Baptism The...
View ArticleThe Liturgical Services
The Divine Liturgy or Eucharist was the heart of the Christian worship and prayers in the early apostolic church and is still nowadays in all traditional and apostolic churches including the Coptic...
View ArticleMonasticism
Monasticism was born in Egypt and was instrumental in the formation of the Coptic Church’s character of submission and humbleness. Thanks to the teachings and writings of the Great Fathers of Egypt’s...
View ArticleThe Saints in the Coptic Church
The Saints are dear members in the One Body of Christ who have struggled like us on earth and have departed to Paradise. They are not dead, but are sleeping, as St. Paul called them “But I do not want...
View ArticleFeasts
The Coptic feasts have deep and sweet hymns, and splendid rites that inflame the spirit. Their aim is to offer the living heavenly and evangelic thought and to expose the Holy Trinity and Their...
View ArticleFasting
The Coptic Church is an ascetic church that believes in the power of fasting in the life of the believers. Fasting is not considered a physical exercise, but rather it is an offering of inward love...
View ArticleThe Clergy Order
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s clergy is headed by the Pope of Alexandria. The Pope of the Coptic Church, although highly regarded by all Copts, does not enjoy any state of supremacy or infallibility....
View ArticleThe Coptic Church Tradition
The word “tradition” means, delivering something and receiving it, i.e., delivering a deposit of faith and receiving it along the generations (Jude 3). In the apostolic age, tradition was the only...
View ArticleChronology of the Coptic Popes
The following is a chronology of the Coptic Popes of the Sea of Alexandria, which was founded by St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist, Martyr, and first Pope. 1. St. Mark the Evangelist 2. Inianos was a...
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