Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
The Pontificate of Shenuda III......Page 12
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Church......Page 18
Traditions about the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt......Page 22
Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Founding of the Church
in Egypt......Page 37
The Theological Contributions of the See of Alexandria......Page 44
The Canons of the Coptic Church......Page 54
The History of Coptic Theology from the Fifth to the
Twentieth Century......Page 61
The Copts from the Seventh to the Twentieth Century......Page 73
Some Notable Coptic Families of the Nineteenth and
Twentieth Centuries......Page 94
The Coptic Sunday Schools, Cradle of the Twentieth-Century Renaissance......Page 102
The Folk Religion of the Copts......Page 104
From a National to an International Christian Community......Page 131
Early Christianity in Alexandria......Page 152
Some Coptic Churches in Modern Alexandria......Page 155
The Ancient Churches and Monasteries around Alexandria......Page 157
The Lourdes in the Desert: Saint Menas......Page 160
Cellia......Page 163
The Coptic Monasteries of Wadi al-Natrun......Page 164
Christianity in the Nile Delta......Page 180
The Coptic Churches of Old Cairo and Its Environs......Page 191
Some Coptic Churches in Greater Cairo......Page 219
The Churches and Monasteries between Cairo and Suhag......Page 230
The Churches and Monasteries between Suhag and Aswan......Page 253
The Churches and Monasteries of the Fayyum......Page 271
The Churches and Monasteries of the Western Desert......Page 276
The Churches and Monasteries of the Eastern Desert......Page 284
Appendix A: Marks of Identification: Tattoo and Name......Page 290
Appendix B: The Patriarchs of the Coptic Church and the
Rulers of Egypt......Page 298
Appendix C: Language, Architecture, and Calendar......Page 308
Appendix D: The Relics of Coptic Saints......Page 336
Bibliography......Page 348
Index......Page 356