From the 1200s to the 1700s, the custom of Christian tattooing was prevalent in Europe among peasants, seafarers, soldiers and artisans as much as among nuns and monks. They were getting crosses, ...

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church is working to unify the date of Easter celebrations across all Christian denominations.

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What was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long ...

We express our great appreciation to the American people and US Government for the incredible support through the President's ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic ... They trace their Christian lineage to St. Thomas the Apostle who traveled to South India and founded a church.

I think that no Egyptian intellectuals in the early 20th century wanted to destroy their culture and values. However, many of ...

He is much revered by the Coptic Christians, although since 1969, his cult has been confined to local calendars in the Catholic Church.

Other early Christians preferred to celebrate ... Eastern Churches (Greek and Slavic) and Oriental Churches (Syrian, Armenian, Coptic Egyptian and Ethiopian) continued using the Julian Calendar ...