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, Alexandria ⓘ
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo ⓘ
communionWith Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
country Egypt ⓘ
currentLeader Pope Tawadros II ⓘ
dateOfCurrentLeaderEnthronement 2012-11-18 ⓘ
fastingTradition Advent Fast ⓘ
linked to: Nativity Fast

Apostles' Fast ⓘ
Great Lent ⓘ
linked to: Lent

St. Mary’s Fast ⓘ
foundingPeriod 1st century ⓘ
governanceType episcopal polity ⓘ
hasClergyOrder bishops ⓘ
deacons ⓘ
priests ⓘ
hasDioceseIn Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasEthnicAssociation Copts ⓘ
hasMartyrdomTradition yes ⓘ
hasMonasticTradition yes ⓘ
headTitle 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 Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Vigil of Christmas

Resurrection (Easter) ⓘ
linked to: Easter

Theophany ⓘ
monasticCenters Saint Anthony Monastery ⓘ
Saint Paul Monastery ⓘ
linked to: St. Paul Monastery

Wadi El Natrun ⓘ
notInCommunionWith Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

most Protestant churches ⓘ
patriarchalSee Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Alexandria, Egypt
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 Saint Mark the Evangelist ⓘ
linked to: Mark the Evangelist
usesRite Coptic Rite ⓘ
usesSacrament Baptism ⓘ
Chrismation ⓘ
Eucharist ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist

Matrimony ⓘ
Priesthood ⓘ
Repentance and Confession ⓘ
Unction of the Sick ⓘ

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

Saint Joseph → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Boutros Boutros-Ghali → religion → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Copts → primaryDenomination → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Copts → majorChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy → hasMemberChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic Rite → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Rite → associatedChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon → rejectedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Beni Suef Governorate → hasReligiousMinority → Coptic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Rami Malek → religion → Coptic Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church of Alexandria → distinguishedFrom → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Revised Julian calendar → notAdoptedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Egyptians → religionMinority → Coptic Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
2013 Egyptian coup d'état → supportedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Armenian Apostolic Church → communionWith → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Muslim conquest of Egypt → primaryChristianDenominationInEgypt → Miaphysite Coptic Church ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic language → liturgicalLanguageOf → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic language → associatedWith → Coptic Church ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic calendar → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Christmas → celebratedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → religion → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → headOf → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → headOf → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → associatedWithSee → Patriarchate of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox) ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → separatedFrom → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → gainedAutocephalyFrom → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Saint Mary → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Shenoute of Atripe → religiousTradition → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Shenoute of Atripe → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Nitria → associatedWith → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Kellia → religiousDenomination → Coptic Orthodox tradition ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Anthony the Great → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Liturgy of Saint Cyril → associatedWithChurch → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Macarius of Egypt → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic script → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Synaxarion → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Coptic Synaxarion → religiousTradition → Coptic Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic Synaxarion → associatedWith → Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → usedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → tradition → Coptic Orthodox ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → liturgicalUse → Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church
Moses the Black → veneratedIn → Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) → usedBy → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Orthodox Church