It was built around the area where the Holy Family remained just over six months Their time as spent mainly in cave which became in the Coptic era the alt r of the Church of Virgin Mary built at the ...
According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...
The event marks the 38th time the chrism has been made in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The late Pope Shenouda III made it only seven times in 40 years. Chrismation is one of the seven sacraments of ...