The feast of the Epiphany, falling on 19 January, is one of the most sacred days in the Coptic Christian calendar In the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, 19 January is a hallowed day, the feast of ...

The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian ... September 11) The Two Feasts of the Cross: The first feast is on Tute 17 (c. September 27) The second feast is on Paramhat 10 (c.

The feast of the martyrs, referred to as the 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya, is celebrated on Feb. 15 in both the Catholic Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church. During the Coptic leader’s visit to ...

The Vatican will likely designate Feb. 15 as their feast day, the same day the Coptic Orthodox Church honors them, officials said. Tawadros was at the Vatican to commemorate the 50th anniversary ...

The list is ordered according to the Church’s calendar of feast days. The pope met with Tawadros II and other Coptic Orthodox representatives at the Vatican May 11. In his speech, Pope Francis ...

On January 19, Orthodox ... the eve of the feast on January 18 and on January 19 after the liturgy. According to church canons, after priests recite the prayers and immerse the cross three times ...

By tradition, the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be ... While the Orthodox Christian churches in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania celebrate the feast on Jan. 6, Orthodox Churches in ...

The biblical Book of Acts tells how Jews from Egypt came to Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost ... majority of Copts are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church, an independent church that ...

This is broadcast on television and viewed in Coptic Orthodox churches around the world. The fast is considered complete following the service and worshippers share a communal "agape" feast ...