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How do I work with God? The principles of work (1) (11)

How do I work with God? The principles of work (1) (11) By: House of God’s Love Introduction The Lord Jesus’ last command to his Disciples and us is to preach the Gospel (Mark16:15) and to tell of redemption, forgiveness, eternity and reconciliation with God. Jesus shed his blood for the salvation of the …

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How Can I Accept God’s Unconditioned Love? (5)

Spiritual Life / By Youssef Matta

How Can I Accept God’s Unconditioned Love? (5) (The Real Key to Spiritual Life) Prepared by: Gods’ Love Hostel Book Name: Principles in Spiritual Life Series Prepared by: God’s Love Hostel for Expatriate Students Print: First 2013 I.S.B.N. 978-9779-038-59-9 * We have a hope in Christ that this series reaches the hands …

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Coptic art in the Coptic museum

Culture, Heritage / By Armia FAYEZ

Coptic art in the Coptic museum Coptic art began to emerge in Egypt around 300 A.D. In form, style, and content it was quite different from the art of Pharaonic Egypt. How’ did this come about? Broadly speaking, there were two causes. The first is that indigenous Egyptian art had been in contact with the …

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The Art of Coptic Churches

Heritage / By Armia FAYEZ

The Art of Coptic Churches WE WENT TO THE CHURCH while the elders of the monastery went with us. There were pictures of monks on the wall of the place, representing our monastic fathers: Antony the Great and Apa Pachom and Apa Paule and Apa Makarios.21 These were on one side and the archbishops of …

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The Church of the Holy Virgin (MINYA)

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

The Church of the Holy Virgin (MINYA) VARIOUS MUSLIM AUTHORS mentioned Gabal al-Tayr (‘the Mountain of the Birds’), south of Samalut on the east bank of the Nile, as one of the wonders of Egypt: migratory birds, a species called buqir (still not identified), would assemble in great numbers on this mountain that was also …

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The Monastery of St. Hadra / Hatre (ASWAN)

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

The Monastery of St. Hadra / Hatre (ASWAN) SAINT HATRE (ANBA HADRA) WAS THE SON of Christian parents who lived as a hermit in a cave near the city. His reputation as a healer of mental and physical illness grew quickly and he was ordained bishop of Aswan under Patriarch Theophilus (385-412). Where St. Hatre’s …

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The Monastery at Qubbat al-Hawwa (ASWAN)

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

The Monastery at Qubbat al-Hawwa (ASWAN) SOME SIX KILOMETERS NORTH of the Monastery of St. Hatre (Hedra), pharaonic tombs for the governors of Aswan were cut into the cliff. Around these tombs, the monastic settlement of Qubbat al-Hawwa developed. It is named after the tomb of a shaykh who was buried nearby. The original …

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Christianity in Asyut in Modern History

History / By Armia FAYEZ

Christianity in Asyut in Modern History A Historical Introduction By the second half of the eighteenth century, Asyut had taken Girga’s place as the capital of Upper Egypt. With Muhammad ‘Ali’s interest in administratively organizing Egypt’s governorates, the construction of the governorate building in Asyut began in 1811. In 1822, Asyut’s population was around seventeen …

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Egyptian Gnosticism from Its Cradle in the Alexandrian Quarters of the Second Century

History / By Armia FAYEZ

Egyptian Gnosticism from Its Cradle in the Alexandrian Quarters of the Second Century to Its Jar Tomb in the Upper Egyptian Town of Nag’ Hammadi Introduction The aim of this study is to try to interpret the fate of Gnosticism in Egypt through a simple investigation of places where texts were found and the historical …

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Funerary Aspects in the paintings from the Apollo Monastery at Bawit

Heritage, Places / By Armia FAYEZ

Funerary Aspects in the paintings from the Apollo Monastery at Bawit Introduction Much has been written about the monastic settlement of Bawit and it seems a daring task to try and add something substantially new to this. First of all, we have limited access to the material on which we can base our conclusions. Only …

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