Introduction to the Coptic Church

The Coptic Orthodox Church is the Christian church that was founded in Egypt. The Copts as the successors of the ancient Egyptians are defined as the modern sons of the Pharaohs. They played an essential role in the whole Christian world, especially during the first five centuries. Their religious background helped them to accept Christianity with eagerness and to enjoy its depth through their ascetic life, meditation and studying of the Holy Scripture.

The Copts are proud of the apostolicity of their church, whose founder is St. Mark, one of the seventy Apostles (Mark 10:10), and one of the four Evangelists. He is regarded by the Coptic hierarchy as the first of their unbroken 118 patriarchs, and also the first of a stream of Egyptian martyrs.

Introduction to the Coptic Orthodox Church

By Fr. Tadrous Malaty, Egypt, 1993.

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Sacramental Rites in the Coptic Orthodox Church

By H.G. Bishop Mettaous

The Spirituality of the Rites of the Holy Liturgy in the Coptic Orthodox Church

By H.G. Bishop Mettaous
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