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Coptic Evangelical Church

COPTIC EVANGELICAL CHURCH A Presbyterian national church founded through the efforts of the United Presbyterian Church in North America in 1854. The first Presbyterian missionaries to Egypt emphasized bible teaching and preaching. The Evangelical churches are about 250 in number besides having another 200 meeting centers for prayers, with a community of 250,000. These churches …

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Cathedral Of St. Mark In Cairo

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

CATHEDRAL OF ST. MARK IN CAIRO It is located in the most important Coptic center in Egypt, known as Anba Ruwais. The cathedral is the only church in Egypt that was built by an Egyptian government despite the long history of Christianity in Egypt. On 24 July 1965 President Gamal Abd al-Nasser laid its foundation …

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Liturgy In The Coptic Church

Liturgy / By Armia FAYEZ

LITURGY IN THE COPTIC CHURCH The etymological origin of the word liturgy is from leitos, “public, relating to the people,” and ergon, “work.” It is used in the New Testament as a religious (priestly) service in Luke 1:23: “When the days of his ministry were accomplished, Zechariah returned to his house.” In Acts 13:2 we …

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First Council Of Constantinople

Events / By Arsanious Adel

FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE Summoned by Emperor Theodosius I and convened at Constantinople in May and June 381, and recognized as the second ecumenical council. About 150 bishops from the eastern provinces of the empire attended, to which may be added thirty-six “Macedonian” bishops, mainly from western Asia Minor, whom the emperor and the council …

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CYRIL IV

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CYRIL IV The 110th Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark (1854-1861). He was born Dawud Tumas Bashut in 1816 at Naj‘ Abu Zaqali, near Akhmim in Upper Egypt. At the age of twenty-two he entered St. Antony’s monastery (DAYR ANBA ANTUNIYUS), becoming its abbot at the age of twenty-four by virtue of his good …

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Monastery Of St. Hatre At Aswan

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

MONASTERY OF ST. HATRE AT ASWAN It is situated on the west bank of the Nile facing the Island of Elephantine. The monastery is named after its patron, St. Hatre, who was the Bishop of Aswan in the late fourth century. Later it was given the name of St. Simeon by archaeologists and travelers. It …

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Ras Kassa Asrate Stele (1918-1974)

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

Ras KASSA ASRATE STELE (1918-1974) An Ethiopian nobleman, vice-president, then president of the Senate (1957-1964), governor of Eritrea (1964-1971), and president of the Crown Council. He led several missions to Egypt, mainly in 1958 and 1959, to negotiate the demands of the Church of Ethiopia for independence from the Coptic church in Egypt. He was …

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Greek Bible Manuscripts

Bible, Heritage / By Arsanious Adel

GREEK BIBLE MANUSCRIPTS The Hebrew text of the Old Testament was translated into Greek. The Letter of Aristeas gives a legendary account of this undertaking. The name of the translation, the Septuagint (LXX), comes from the number of the translators. The historical core of the legend may be that the Pentateuch was translated in Alexandria …

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Anglican Church In Egypt

Groups, History / By Arsanious Adel

ANGLICAN CHURCH IN EGYPT Since 1815, when the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in London commissioned William Jowett to lead a team of missionaries, whose initial mandate was not to make converts among Muslims but to seek to bring about the “enlightenment and elevation” of “those who are already outwardly members of Christian churches,” the Anglican …

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Hardy, Edward R. (1908-1981)

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

HARDY, EDWARD R. (1908-1981) American theologian who wrote extensively on the early church in Egypt. He was educated at Columbia University (1923-1931) and a number of noted theological seminaries (1929-1934). Hardy’s academic career started as an instructor in Hebrew at General Theological Seminary (1929-1944). He then became an associate professor and professor of church history …

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