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Cherubim And Seraphim

CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM Celestial creatures occupying the highest order of angels, with the seraphim ranking above the cherubim. According to Genesis 3:24, when man was expelled from the Garden of Eden, God placed the cherubim at the entrance to Paradise, with a sword whirling and flashing to guard the way to the tree of life. …

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Triumph Of Christ

Events / By Arsanious Adel

TRIUMPH OF CHRIST The theme of the triumph of Christ is connected to the theme of the four creatures. On 8 Hatur the Coptic SYNAXARION commemorates the Four Bodiless Beasts that bear the throne of God. It includes references to the four six-winged creatures of Revelation 4 (a lion, a calf, a man, and a …

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Coptic Influence On European Art

History, Heritage / By Arsanious Adel

COPTIC INFLUENCE ON EUROPEAN ART Of all the imports from the East to the West, Coptic monasticism is one of the most important. The spread of the monastic phenomenon (its institution and spirituality) is evident from clear landmarks. Several Christian monuments in the West have led to the notion that this expansion spread into the …

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Angel

Culture, Theology / By Arsanious Adel

ANGEL One of the myriads of incorporeal creatures whose natural abode is heaven and who, on certain occasions, appear to man in the shape of human beings to reveal God’s will and carry out His commands. The appellation “messenger” or “angel” used in the prophecy of Malachi was confirmed by Christ when He said of …

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Antiphon

Liturgy / By Arsanious Adel

ANTIPHON A form of liturgical chant performed by two cantors or two groups of cantors, referred to as the northern and southern chorus with regard to their position next to the iconostasis where they stand in the church. Each sings four verses alternately. This form is commonly used in the annual and Kiyahkian psalmody. Antiphonal …

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Dayr Anba Bula (RED SEA) (The Monastery of St. Paul)

Places / By Arsanious Adel

DAYR ANBA BULA Chronology The Monastery of Saint Paul (Anba Bula) is situated 26 miles (39 km) southwest of the Red Sea lighthouse station of Ras Za‘faranah. It marks the site to which Saint PAUL OF THEBES, at the age of sixteen, fled to escape the Decian persecution in the middle of the third century. …

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Dayr Anba Antuniyus

Places / By Arsanious Adel

DAYR ANBA ANTUNIYUS دير أنبا أنطونيوس History The Monastery of Saint Antony is situated 30 miles (45 km) southwest of the Red Sea lighthouse of Ras Za’faranah (100 miles, or 290 km, from Cairo via Suez) at the foot of the south end of the Jalalah mountain range. After the death of Saint ANTONY, a …

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Guardian Angel

Culture / By Armia FAYEZ

GUARDIAN ANGEL The angel assigned to worship, glorify, and extol God continuously, and also to minister to saints and to protect, watch over, and intercede on behalf of people. As God’s invisible creatures and messengers, guardian angels are called upon to carry the souls of the dead, to fight against the powers of Satan, and …

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Priesthood

Bible / By Armia FAYEZ

PRIESTHOOD Christ, as head of the church and therefore the One on whom the whole body of the church depends (Eph. 4:15; Cor. 1:14) and as “high priest of the good things that have come” (Heb. 9:11), chose a number of men and named them apostles (Lk. 6:13; Jn. 15:16). By the full authority that …

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Pseudo-Cyril Of Alexandria

Books / By Armia FAYEZ

PSEUDO-CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Title of a homily written in Arabic and first published in the twentieth century. This homily appears to be unknown in Coptic. In the Arabic tradition, it is found only among the Copts, and it is given for 16 Misra. The text was published in the Kitab Mayamir wa-‘Aja’ib al- Sayyidah al-‘Adhra’ …

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