Coptic Orthodox Church

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Christian denomination Eastern Christian church Oriental Orthodox Church autocephalous church

The Coptic Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based primarily in Egypt, known for its ancient liturgical traditions, distinct Coptic language heritage, and continuity with early Alexandrian Christianity.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
Coptic Orthodox Church canonical 92
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria 34
Coptic Orthodox Christianity 11

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Eastern Christian church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Church ⓘ
autocephalous church ⓘ
apostolicSee See of Saint Mark ⓘ
calendarUsed Coptic calendar ⓘ
centralCathedral Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo ⓘ
surface form: Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Alexandria

Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo ⓘ
communionWith Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
country Egypt ⓘ
currentLeader Pope Tawadros II ⓘ
dateOfCurrentLeaderEnthronement 2012-11-18 ⓘ
fastingTradition Nativity Fast ⓘ
surface form: Advent Fast

Apostles' Fast ⓘ
Lent ⓘ
surface form: Great Lent

St. Mary’s Fast ⓘ
foundingPeriod 1st century ⓘ
governanceType episcopal polity ⓘ
hasClergyOrder bishops ⓘ
deacons ⓘ
priests ⓘ
hasDioceseIn Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasEthnicAssociation Copts ⓘ
hasMartyrdomTradition yes ⓘ
hasMonasticTradition yes ⓘ
headTitle Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ⓘ
surface form: Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
heritageLanguageBranch Egyptian language ⓘ
heritageLanguageFamily Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
languageOfTheology Arabic ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ
English ⓘ
liturgicalFamily Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ
English ⓘ
majorFeast Vigil of Christmas ⓘ
surface form: Nativity

Easter ⓘ
surface form: Resurrection (Easter)

Feast of the Theophany ⓘ
surface form: Theophany
monasticCenters Saint Anthony Monastery ⓘ
St. Paul Monastery ⓘ
surface form: Saint Paul Monastery

Wadi El Natrun ⓘ
notInCommunionWith Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

most Protestant churches ⓘ
patriarchalSee Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria
primaryRegion Diaspora communities ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
primaryScript Coptic script ⓘ
recognizesCouncil Council of Ephesus ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
rejectsCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
scriptureCanon Biblical canon of Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
traditionallyFoundedBy Mark the Evangelist ⓘ
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
usesRite Coptic Rite ⓘ
usesSacrament Baptism ⓘ
Chrismation ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Eucharist

Matrimony ⓘ
Priesthood ⓘ
Repentance and Confession ⓘ
Unction of the Sick ⓘ

Referenced by (164)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Joseph → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Boutros Boutros-Ghali → religion → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Copts → primaryDenomination → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Copts → majorChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Oriental Orthodoxy → hasMemberChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Coptic Rite → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Rite → associatedChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon → rejectedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Beni Suef Governorate → hasReligiousMinority → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity
Rami Malek → religion → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Orthodox Church of Alexandria → distinguishedFrom → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Church of the Holy Sepulchre → denominationMinorRights → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Revised Julian calendar → notAdoptedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Egyptians → religionMinority → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
2013 Egyptian coup d'état → supportedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Armenian Apostolic Church → communionWith → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Muslim conquest of Egypt → primaryChristianDenominationInEgypt → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miaphysite Coptic Church
Coptic language → liturgicalLanguageOf → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic language → associatedWith → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Church
Coptic calendar → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Christmas → celebratedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → religion → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → headOf → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → headOf → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → associatedWithSee → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriarchate of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox)
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → separatedFrom → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → gainedAutocephalyFrom → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Saint Mary → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Shenoute of Atripe → religiousTradition → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Shenoute of Atripe → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Nitria → associatedWith → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Kellia → religiousDenomination → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox tradition
Anthony the Great → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark) → associatedWithChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Liturgy of Saint Cyril
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) → liturgicalUse → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Macarius of Egypt → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic script → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Synaxarion → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Synaxarion → religiousTradition → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Coptic Synaxarion → associatedWith → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → usedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → tradition → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → principalEucharisticPrayerOf → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → liturgicalUse → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
Moses the Black → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) → religiousTradition → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) → religiousTradition → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ