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

A pagan philosopher, watching some of them beating the ‘unbeatable foe’ commented: “Do you not see them, exposed to such sufferi ...

C. ABBA ACHILLAS Like unto a summer cloud. When Abba Petros, Seal of the Martyrs, went unto his reward, the man who was elected ...

IX. NOTES Archimandrite Guettee. Op. cit. vol. 2, p. 228. For details of these canons cf. Archmandrite Guettee: ibid vol. 2, pp ...

Cambridge Ancient History. Vol. 12, p. 327. Pere Cheneau d'Orleans. Op. cit., vol. 2, pp. 239- 240. Ibid. vol.-2, pp. 241-8; 35 ...

One of the dynasties that ruled over Egypt and the surrounding Arab countries in the 9th century. See note no. 12 above. S. Sol ...

copula that overshadows the tomb. A circular nave surrounds it. The whole gives an imposing impression of grandeur and majesty. ...

X. INVINCIBLE FAITH Prominence of Abba Alexandros. Arian disturbance. Council of an hundred Bishops. Orthodoxy versus heresy. C ...

When Abba Alexandros heard of the ravaging activities of Arius, he decided to renew his efforts to win him by persuasion, patie ...

maintained that the Christian Doctrine is the Unique Way; those who wavered indecisively were seduced by some of the old rich ph ...

Alexandros and Arius"^3 requesting both to agree and make peace. The division between the two, however, was too profound to be s ...

X. NOTES Manassa'1 Qommos: op. cit., p.141; J. Neale: op. cit., vol. I,115. Mgr. Hefele: op. cit., vol. I, p. 233 where he stat ...

XI. THE GREAT ECUMENICAL COUNCIL The Bishops assembled. Abba Alexandros and his delegation. Emperor Constantine's invitation. C ...

in their pristine vigour; men who not only had the power of binding and loosening in Heaven, but of healing the diseased, and ra ...

Scriptures and power of argument, and such eloquence of speech, that his friends rejoiced and his opponents were aghast. His tal ...

Cordova who was elected both for his age and his sanctity. After an exchange of courteous speeches^5 the Council proceeded with ...

Orthodox clergymen affirmed that He was of the Father's Very Substance – “Oomoosios”. The Council, then, selected three members ...

ASCENDED UP TO HEAVEN AND SITTETH AT THE RIGHT HAND OF HIS FATHER, FROM WHENCE HE SHALL COME IN GLORY TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND TH ...

writings be consigned to the flames, menacing those who hid any of them with death. Having established the basic Church Doctrin ...

their faith and then wished to be accepted again, were to be examined, and if proven sincere, were forgiven and admitted back in ...

ordained, however – if he is still single, he must remain so; and should his wife die, he cannot get re-married. This principle ...