Coptic Rite

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Christian liturgical tradition liturgical rite

The Coptic Rite is the ancient liturgical tradition of the Coptic Orthodox Church, characterized by its distinctive Alexandrian liturgy, Coptic and Arabic languages, and rich use of chant and symbolism.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Coptic Rite canonical 10
Alexandrian Rite 4
Alexandrian Ge'ez Rite 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical tradition ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ
associatedChurch Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
associatedPatriarchate Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form: See of Saint Mark (Alexandria)
chantTradition Coptic hymnody ⓘ
characteristicFeature extensive use of chant ⓘ
iconostasis separating sanctuary and nave ⓘ
long melismatic hymns ⓘ
processional rites with candles and incense ⓘ
rich symbolism ⓘ
use of Coptic musical modes ⓘ
use of cymbals and triangle in worship ⓘ
developedFrom ancient Alexandrian liturgy of Saint Mark ⓘ
eucharisticTheology Miaphysite Oriental Orthodox tradition ⓘ
geographicCenter Alexandria ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
hasAnaphora Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) ⓘ
includesSacrament Baptism ⓘ
Chrismation ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Eucharist

Matrimony ⓘ
Priesthood (Holy Orders) ⓘ
Repentance and Confession ⓘ
Unction of the Sick ⓘ
liturgicalBook Horologion ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Agpeya (Book of Hours)

Euchologion ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Euchologion (Khulagi)

Psalter ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Psalmodia

Coptic Synaxarion ⓘ
liturgicalFamily Coptic Rite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alexandrian Rite
liturgicalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ
Greek (limited use) ⓘ
liturgicalOrientation traditionally eastward-facing prayer ⓘ
liturgicalSeason Lent ⓘ
surface form: Great Lent (Coptic observance)

Holy Week ⓘ
surface form: Holy Week (Coptic observance)

Advent ⓘ
surface form: Kiahk (Advent month with special praises)
originPeriod early Christian centuries in Alexandria ⓘ
primaryLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ
surface form: Liturgy of Saint Basil (Coptic)

Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark) ⓘ
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) ⓘ
usedBy Coptic Catholic Church ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
usesCalendar Coptic calendar ⓘ
usesIncense yes ⓘ
usesInstrument cymbals ⓘ
triangle ⓘ
vestmentStyle distinctive Coptic clerical vestments ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

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

Christianity → hasRiteOrTradition → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → associatedWith → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian Rite
Oriental Orthodoxy → liturgicalRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian Rite
Eastern Catholic Churches → hasLiturgicalTradition → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian Rite
Coptic Rite → liturgicalFamily → Coptic Rite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian Rite
Ethiopian Rite → derivedFrom → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church → usesRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Coptic Catholic Church → liturgicalRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Jerusalem liturgical tradition → influenced → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic liturgy
Ethiopian Catholic Church → usesLiturgicalRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian Ge'ez Rite
Catholic Church in the United States → hasRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Christian Nubian kingdoms → usedRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic rite
Saint Anthony Monastery → rite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo → rite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Pope of Alexandria → liturgicalRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Egypt → hasReligiousTradition → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity
Anaphora of Saint Mark → usedInRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
Paromeos Monastery → hasRite → Coptic Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coptic Orthodox rite
Birth of the Virgin Mary → liturgicalFamily → Coptic Rite ⓘ