Copts

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Christian community ethnoreligious group

The Copts are an ethnoreligious group indigenous to Egypt and the broader Middle East, primarily adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church and considered the largest Christian community in the Arab world.

Aliases (6)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian community → ethnoreligious group →
ancestralPopulation	ancient Egyptians →
associatedChurchFamily	Oriental Orthodox Churches →
calendar	Coptic calendar →
christologicalTradition	Oriental Orthodox →
culturalSymbol	Coptic cross → Coptic iconography → Coptic language →
ethnicity	Coptic →
etymologyFrom	Greek word Aigyptios →
historicalLanguage	Egyptian language →
indigenousTo	Egypt → Middle East →
languageTradition	Coptic language →
largestChristianCommunityIn	Arab world → Egypt →
liturgicalLanguage	Arabic → Coptic language →
majorChurch	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria →
majorFeast	Coptic Christmas → Coptic Easter →
majorityCountry	Egypt →
patriarchate	See of Saint Mark →
persecutionHistory	periodic discrimination in Egypt →
primaryDenomination	Coptic Catholic Church → Coptic Evangelical Church → Coptic Orthodox Church →
religion	Christianity →
script	Coptic script →
scriptOrigin	Demotic Egyptian signs → Greek alphabet →
selfDesignation	Copts →
significantPopulationIn	Australia → Brazil → Canada → France → Germany → Libya → Sudan → United Kingdom → United States →
spiritualLeaderTitle	Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → Pope of Alexandria →
traditionalProfession	administration → banking → crafts → trade →
traditionalRegion	Nile Delta → Nile Valley →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arab world → Byzantine Egypt → Middle East and North Africa →	hasEthnicGroup
Coptic Christmas ("Coptic Christians") → Coptic Christmas ("Egyptian Copts") →	celebratedBy
Manuscript Found in Accra ("the Copt") →	hasCentralFigure
Coptic Orthodox Church →	hasEthnicAssociation
Scetes ("Coptic Orthodox Christians") →	pilgrimageSiteFor
Coptic language ("Coptic Christians") →	primaryCommunity
Fatimid Caliphate ("Coptic Christians") →	religiousMinorities
Copts →	selfDesignation
Islamization of North Africa ("Copts in Egypt") →	significantGroup
Coptic script ("Egyptian Christians") →	usedBy
Liturgy of Saint Cyril ("Coptic Christians") →	usedByCommunity