THE STORY OF THE COPTS - THE TRUE STORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN EGYPT

During his tour, Abba Heraclas ordained twenty bishops over new bishoprics that he created. The reason he did this was that, in ...

Upon his return, Abba Heraclas acted like the Shepherd who goes about seeking the lost sheep. Through the efforts he exerted, he ...

V. NOTES l. A common expression used in Ecclesiastical Books to denote death. This whole hearted love caused Eutychius (who liv ...

VI. DIONYSIUS, A MAN OF UNIVERSAL LEARNING His conversion to Christianity. His elevation to the Papacy. His zeal for study. His ...

see a priest, he would be given all the books on the subject freely. Acting on her advice he directed his footsteps to the neare ...

traditions of the heretics. Thus, for the moment, I polluted my soul, with their most vile devices. But this gave me the advanta ...

During all his years he taught diligently and preached brilliantly, upholding the faith during the incessant persecutions throug ...

resolved to go together and try to deliver their Pope from the hands of the relentless Romans. Rising, in one accord, they went ...

spite of his old age. A fragment of this address still exists wherein it is set forth that: "God to Whom Alone all wisdom belong ...

ocean of desert solitude, until he came to a cave beyond which were a fount of clear water and some palm trees. There he made hi ...

trust that it shall be opened unto me". At these words, the stone was rolled from the cave's entrance, and behold, St. Paul stoo ...

seen Elias, I have seen John in the desert, yes I have seen Paul in paradise". And so, with tight-pressed lips and his hand beat ...

which the blessed Paul clothed himself for many years. This simple tunic he cherished above a11 others, and would not bring it o ...

his people after the terrible sufferings which they had endured. He ordained priests and deacons, and consecrated several new ch ...

back into the Church community, describing, in terms of eulogy, the heroism of the martyrs. The question of whether to re-baptis ...

13, verse 5, he said: "There was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to c ...

Chair of Antioch. But soon enough, the clergy of his Church became firmly convinced of his unsound doctrine and worthless charac ...

VI. NOTES Star worshippers, who became followers of John the Baptist. Iticy combined Babylonian civilisation with Greek learnin ...

Arabic ms. No. 49 Hist. dated I380 AM (1664 AD) pp. lr·78r. kept at the Papal Library Cairo. It may be noted that one of the wo ...

VII. ST. ANTONI, STAR OF THE DESERT & FATHER OF MONKS How he was moved to obey Christ's injunction. An Angel invests him wi ...