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

church, the Gospel message he heard was: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all that thou hast and give it to the poor and fo ...

contrary to antecedent experience, than the marvellous tale of the conflict of St. Antoni.^4 It was at his early period of his ...

from nowhere, heralded by a group of palm trees, all these inspired his contemplative soul and stirred his imagination by their ...

break his solitude, and return to Alexandria in order to be near the people in their dire distress. He also desired exceedingly ...

love for God, for he would say to all who came to him: "I do not fear God, but I love Him, and love casteth fear out of the hear ...

God asks of us is within, and demands only that we submit our wills wholly unto Him.l1 As already mentioned, numerous people cr ...

Although Abba Antoni did not organise monastic life per se, it was he who assigned a uniform to the monks. This was a garb of w ...

reaching it. Now, however, with better means of communication, and the fact that it has been revived and restored by the Church, ...

VII. NOTES l9th successor of St. Mark who played a major role at the Council of Nicea, and about whom more will be said as this ...

Waddell, op. cit., p.175. 11 Ibid: introduction, p. 7, Cf. also Sealey and Co: "Augustine of Hippo (London, 1908) pp. 18-20. ...

VIII. BUILDING THE FIRST CHURCH Maximos: His Upbringing and election. Establishment of Peace and its results. Incandescence of ...

the doctrines of the Church; he comforted his people, instructed them, and guided them into the paths of righteousness. Soon aft ...

and settle in their country, and they both responded and spent the rest of their lives there. Eusebius was soon elected Bishop t ...

the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and was called "The Church of the Mother-of God".^5 Then, in the year 292 AD, Diocletian w ...

abroad the savour of the Christian name, to His Glory and to the salvation of many.” After emphasising the necessity of avoiding ...

yet never attacked it; but he did not remain unmoved by its teachings. Then, all of a sudden, Emperor Diocletian, like so many ...

VIII. NOTES Guettee, op. cit., vol. II, p. 234 where he says: "L'Eglise la plus tumineuse a cette epogue fut, sans contredit, c ...

IX. A. PETROS, 17th POPE AND "SEAL OF THE MARTYRS" The School of Alexandria carries on in spite of .... Petros, its Dean, the s ...

martyrdom of the Apostles Peter and Paul, Sophia stood in the House of God and watched a company of Christians entering the Chur ...

that was more than equally dangerous to the Christian faith. Like the able captain of a ship, Petros did his utmost to cope with ...