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Coptic Orthodox Church |
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Coptic Orthodox ChurchPrincipal Christian church in Egypt. Until the 19th century it was called simply the Egyptian Church. It agrees doctrinally with Eastern Orthodoxy except that it holds that Jesus has a purely divine nature and never became human, a belief the Council of Chalcedon rejected (see Monophysite heresy) in AD 451. After the Arab conquest (7th century), service books were written with Coptic and Arabic in parallel texts. Church government is democratic, and the patriarch, who resides in Cairo, is elected. There are congregations outside Egypt, especially in Australia and the U.S., and the church is in communion with the Ethiopian, Armenian, and Syrian Jacobite churches. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When fifty years from now the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church is revisited, the figure of Patriarch Kyrillos VI, who reigned as Patriarch of the Coptic Church from 1959 to 1971, will stand out as one of its most influential reformers. COLLEYVILLE, Texas -- The Coptic Orthodox Church, represented by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Nelly van Doorn-Harder discusses the abiding significance of Patriarch Kyrillos VI, whose reign over the Coptic Orthodox Church extended from 1959 to 1971. |
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