See of Saint Mark

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The See of Saint Mark is the ancient episcopal seat traditionally founded by Saint Mark the Evangelist in Alexandria, serving as the spiritual and historical center of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction
episcopal see
patriarchal see
associatedApostle Mark the Evangelist
associatedWithChurch Coptic Catholic Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church of Alexandria
surface form: Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
associatedWithCity Alexandria
centralInstitutionFor Coptic Orthodox diaspora
Coptic Orthodox faithful in Egypt
christianDenominationContext Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy
country Egypt
ecclesiasticalRank patriarchate
hasCathedralTraditionally Cathedral of the Annunciation in Alexandria
surface form: Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Alexandria
hasFounder Saint Mark
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
hasPatronSaint Mark the Evangelist
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
hasSuccessorLineage Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
surface form: Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria

Pope of Alexandria
surface form: Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
surface form: Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria
hasTitleHolder Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark
Pope of Alexandria
hasTraditionalFounder Saint Mark
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
historicalStatus one of the most ancient Christian sees
isHistoricalCenterOf Coptic Orthodox Church
isOneOfAncientPatriarchates Pentarchy
isSpiritualCenterOf Coptic Orthodox Church
jurisdictionType patriarchal jurisdiction
languageOfLiturgy Arabic
Coptic
linkedToGospel Gospel of Mark
locatedIn Alexandria
Egypt
namedAfter Saint Mark
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
patriarchalTitle Pope of Alexandria
surface form: Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark
primaryRite Alexandrian Rite
roleInCopticChurch supreme ecclesiastical authority
seeOf Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria
surface form: Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria
tradition Catholic
Coptic Orthodox Church
surface form: Coptic Orthodox

Eastern Orthodox
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox

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Coptic Orthodox Church apostolicSee See of Saint Mark
Mark the Evangelist alsoKnownAs See of Saint Mark
this entity surface form: Saint Mark
John Mark alsoKnownAs See of Saint Mark
this entity surface form: Saint Mark
Pope Tawadros II see See of Saint Mark
Pope of Alexandria headOf See of Saint Mark
Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide hasSpiritualCenter See of Saint Mark
this entity surface form: See of Saint Mark in Alexandria