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The Coptic Church is based on the teachings of Saint Mark who brought Christianity to Egypt during the reign of the Roman "Nero" in the first century, after nearly twenty years of the Ascension of Christ. And Mark is one of evangelical and wrote the first Gospel. And Christianity spread throughout Egypt within half a century of the arrival of Saint Mark in Alexandria (as is clear from the texts of the New Testament, which I discovered in Bahnasa, Egypt Central, and dated about 200 AD., And a fraction of the Gospel of St. John, written in Coptic; which is found in Upper Egypt and dating in the first half of the second century). The Coptic Church - which is now more than nine centuries ago - was the subject of many prophecies in the Old Testament. Isaiah the prophet, in Chapter 19, verse 19: "On that day, be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border."
Year 200 in Alexandria was the most important centers of Christianity. Clement is one of the defenders of Christianity in Alexandria and Origen hunters who lived their lives in this city, where there wrote and taught and discussed.
With the Edict of Milan year 312, Constantine made an end to the persecution of Christians, in the year 324, Constantine made Christianity is the religion of the empire of Romania. In the fourth century, pagan lost to follow as the poet said Blades "Palladius", buried and lost for decades. Decree against the last pagan was the year 390. Many Egyptian Jews have become Christians, but some do not, preferring the minority in a Christian country.
Led by St. Athanasios, who became Archbishop of Alexandria after the year 326 the Council of Nicaea rejected Arius's views has been struggling for the true faith and conflict Arians cause destruction and riot along the fourth century. Have been excluded Pope Saint Athanasius of Alexandria about five times.
Has flourished in the land of Egypt Balrhbnp great as the first of the foundations of monasticism he is a father fathers the monks of Saint Anthony, who studied at the hands of the Saints many Egyptians and non-Egyptians. The idea of monasticism rejection of material life and the practice of a life of poverty and the consecration of the church. Egyptian Christians have received the idea enthusiastically Altsouma Egyptians Altsouma was transferred to the rest of Christianity in the world. One of the things that have evolved is also the principle of "Copts". Has been the adoption of the Coptic language of early Christians to spread the Gospel in the native Egyptians, and became the language of the liturgy of Christianity in Egypt and remained until this day
Year 200 in Alexandria was the most important centers of Christianity. Clement is one of the defenders of Christianity in Alexandria and Origen hunters who lived their lives in this city, where there wrote and taught and discussed.
With the Edict of Milan year 312, Constantine made an end to the persecution of Christians, in the year 324, Constantine made Christianity is the religion of the empire of Romania. In the fourth century, pagan lost to follow as the poet said Blades "Palladius", buried and lost for decades. Decree against the last pagan was the year 390. Many Egyptian Jews have become Christians, but some do not, preferring the minority in a Christian country.
Led by St. Athanasios, who became Archbishop of Alexandria after the year 326 the Council of Nicaea rejected Arius's views has been struggling for the true faith and conflict Arians cause destruction and riot along the fourth century. Have been excluded Pope Saint Athanasius of Alexandria about five times.
Has flourished in the land of Egypt Balrhbnp great as the first of the foundations of monasticism he is a father fathers the monks of Saint Anthony, who studied at the hands of the Saints many Egyptians and non-Egyptians. The idea of monasticism rejection of material life and the practice of a life of poverty and the consecration of the church. Egyptian Christians have received the idea enthusiastically Altsouma Egyptians Altsouma was transferred to the rest of Christianity in the world. One of the things that have evolved is also the principle of "Copts". Has been the adoption of the Coptic language of early Christians to spread the Gospel in the native Egyptians, and became the language of the liturgy of Christianity in Egypt and remained until this day