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Coptic Cross on a column in the Temple of Philae Coptic liturgical inscription from Upper Egypt, dated to the fifth or sixth century Saint Mina is the most popular Coptic martyr in Egypt In the fourth and fifth centuries AD, the foundations were laid for the divergence in doctrine between the native Christian Church of the Egyptians, and that ...
A number of Coptic business and land-owning families became very wealthy and influential such as the Egyptian Coptic Christian Sawiris family [13] that owns the Orascom conglomerate, spanning telecommunications, construction, tourism, industries and technology. [14] [15] In 2008, Forbes estimated the family's net worth at $36 billion.
Religious freedom in Egypt is hampered to varying degrees by discriminatory and restrictive government policies. Coptic Christians, being the largest religious minority in Egypt, are also negatively affected. Copts have faced increasing marginalization after the 1952 coup d'état led by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the pope of Alexandria on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark , who also carries the title of Father of fathers, Shepherd of shepherds ...
The International Coptic Union (Acronym: ICU, Arabic:التجمع القبطى الدولي, German: Internationale Koptische Union, French: Union Internationale Copte) is an international organisation that aims to unify the Egyptian Coptic community around the world in order to resolve any conflict or hardship that may be faced by any Christian community, generally, or the Coptic community ...
Almost 70–75% of Egyptian Expatriates holding the membership of the UUEE are Muslims and 25–30% are Coptic. On February 11, 2012, a coalition of American Egyptians from around the United States launched a new advocacy organization, the American Egyptian Strategic Alliance.
Orthodox churches can also be found in Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria and other African countries but it's not clear what percentage of parishioners are ethnic Copts. [20] Outside of the traditional Coptic areas in Egypt, Sudan and Libya, the largest Coptic diaspora populations are in the United States, in Canada and in Australia. [21]
The Copts in Modern Egypt; E.J. Chitham (1986). The Copts as a Minority group in The Coptic Community in Egypt; Charles D. Smith (2005). The Egyptian Copts: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Definition of Identity for a Religious Minority in Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies. McGill-Queens's Press. F.F. Andrawes & A. Orr ...