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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St. Mary’s Fast observedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
St. Mary’s Fast religiousTradition Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Pope of Alexandria religion Coptic Orthodox Church
Pope of Alexandria headOf Coptic Orthodox Church
Pope of Alexandria jurisdiction Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church partOf Coptic Orthodox Church
Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church jurisdiction Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt
Thout usedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
Paopi usedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
Koiak associatedWith Coptic Orthodox Church
Koiak usedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
Paremoude usedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
Paoni usedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Epip usedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Mesori usedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Pi Kogi Enavot usedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
Pi Kogi Enavot hasChurchContext Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Egypt affiliation Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
St. Frumentius (Abba Salama) placeOfVeneration Coptic Orthodox Church
subject surface form: St. Frumentius
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
St. Tekle Haymanot veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Bohairic Coptic liturgicalLanguageOf Coptic Orthodox Church
Bohairic Coptic religiousContext Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity
Bohairic Coptic associatedChurch Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Nayrouz religion Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Nayrouz observedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great belongsToChurchProvince Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Syrian Monastery religiousAffiliation Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic literature associatedWithChurch Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Shenoutean corpus associatedWith Coptic Orthodox Church
Anaphora of Saint Mark associatedWithChurch Coptic Orthodox Church
Sahidic Coptic usedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church (historically)
Saint Severus of Antioch veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Nitrian Desert monastic center associatedWith Coptic Orthodox Church
Paromeos Monastery religion Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide religion Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide partOf Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Nitrian Desert tradition Coptic Orthodox Church
Mena Massoud religion Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Christianity
Pachomius the Great veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic Anaphora of Saint Basil religiousTradition Coptic Orthodox Church
Abba Moses veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
confessions of unworthiness tradition Coptic Orthodox Church
subject surface form: Confessions of unworthiness
Syncletica of Alexandria veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Meletian schism hasParticipant Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Alexandrian church
El Zeitoun hasReligiousSite Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox churches
Dioscorus of Alexandria church Coptic Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria