Coptic Orthodox Church

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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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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

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Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Eastern Christianity includes Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Coptic Catholic Church distinctFrom Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic Catholic Church sharesHeritageWith Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic Evangelical Church separatedFrom Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church autocephalyGrantedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church sharesPatristicTraditionWith Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Alexandrian Rite usedByChurch Coptic Orthodox Church
Cyrus of Alexandria conflictWith Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Miaphysite Coptic Church
Festal Letters denomination Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Alexandrian Church
Christian Quarter majorDenominationPresence Coptic Orthodox Church
Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians religiousTradition Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Church
Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians relatedTo Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Covenant Thursday celebratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Commentary on the Gospel of Luke associatedWith Coptic Orthodox Church
Status Quo of the Holy Places appliesToCommunity Coptic Orthodox Church
Rotunda usedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
subject surface form: Rotunda (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
Akhmim religionHistorically Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity
Akhmim religionCurrently Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
White Monastery religiousAffiliation Coptic Orthodox Church
White Monastery governedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Church of the Resurrection sharedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
Egyptian diaspora in North America religion Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Egyptian diaspora in North America religiousInstitutionType Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox churches
John the Forerunner veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Miaphysitism heldBy Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Nativity Fast observedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Moqattam Hill religiousTradition Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Christian Nubian kingdoms adoptedReligionFrom Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Church of Alexandria
Faras hasReligion Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity
Alodia religiousAffiliation Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic period religiousInstitution Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Kingdom of Makuria religiousAffiliation Coptic Orthodox Church
Nubian Church communionWith Coptic Orthodox Church
Nubian Church closelyAssociatedWith Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Church
Kingdom of Nobadia churchTradition Coptic Orthodox Church
Kingdom of Alodia religiousAffiliation Coptic Orthodox Church
Pope Tawadros II religion Coptic Orthodox Church
Pope Tawadros II spiritualLeaderOf Coptic Orthodox Church
Pope Tawadros II church Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
See of Saint Mark associatedWithChurch Coptic Orthodox Church
See of Saint Mark isSpiritualCenterOf Coptic Orthodox Church
See of Saint Mark isHistoricalCenterOf Coptic Orthodox Church
See of Saint Mark tradition Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox
Wadi El Natrun religiousTradition Coptic Orthodox Church
Saint Anthony Monastery religiousAffiliation Coptic Orthodox Church
St. Mary’s Fast religiousDenomination Coptic Orthodox Church
St. Mary’s Fast observedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christians