Coptic Church
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1. Coptic Church - Noun
2. Coptic Church - Proper noun
Meaning
the ancient Christian church of Egypt
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Egypt and Ethiopia main The Egyptian Coptic Church and the Ethiopian Church also have distinctive, living icon painting traditions.
However the Coptic Church of Alexandria dissented, holding to Cyril of Alexandria 's preferred formula for the oneness of Christ’s nature in the incarnation of God the Word as "out of two natures".
He added that the ongoing persecution of Copts diminishes the status of the Coptic Church and especially the status of the Coptic patriarch in the eyes of the community's younger generation.
The Coptic Church has grown in recent years in Libya as a small number of Libyans have converted to Christianity and the growing immigration of Egyptian Copts to Libya.
The foundational roots of the Coptic Church are based in Egypt, but it has a worldwide following.
The "Sunday schools" movement has helped to shape the theological and pastoral sensitivity of relevant figures in the history of the Coptic Church of last century, such as Patriarch Shenuda III.