The Coptic Orthodox Church

Denomination·Founded 451 CE·est. ~10 million, and disputed: the church claims 15 million in Egypt, while the state statistics agency CAPMAS puts all Egyptian Christians near 5.7 per cent of the population.

Judaism → Christianity → Oriental Orthodoxy → The Coptic Orthodox Church

The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of AlexandriaArchiveSaint Takla Haymanot Coptic Orthodox Site

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Overview Belief 3How to Live 1Practice 1Stories & Scripture 2 You × The Coptic Orthodox Church Discussion

The Scriptures

the texts that carry it — language, era, and use Part of Stories & Scripture →
The Agpeya — seven hours, one psalter. The book of hours divides the day into seven prayers, each with its own set of psalms, a gospel, and the absolution. Laypeople keep it as well as monks, and the shortest hour takes about ten minutes. It is the reason a Coptic funeral or a night vigil can go on for hours without anyone needing a printed programme. Language Coptic and ArabicComposed Compiled from the fourth century onward Open the book — context →

Numbers count Panfaith activity only — never real-world adherence.

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