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Our own Coptic institute
It has been 60 years since the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Institute of Coptic Studies (ICS) first saw light. The scholastic centre was established in 1954, upon a written request presented to the then...
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Coptology as a bridge
For Coptic heritage lovers it was gratifying indeed to see more than 100 researchers from all over the world converge on Cairo to take part in the first Gathering for Arab Coptologists. Anba Maqar,...
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Where Coptic thrives
Fr Anthony St Shenouda The 11th International Congress of Coptic Studies Fr Theodore St Shenouda and I have been very fortunate to be part of the 11th International Congress of Coptic...
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Reaping with songs of joy
Saad Michael Saad The 11th International Congress of Coptic Studies For an intensive, broad, and profound look at how the academic world sees and values Coptic civilisation, there is no...
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Should faith run against reason?
There can be no two opinions about it: we live in an era where reason and critical thinking reign supreme. But can critical thinking be too much of a good thing, especially given that it is the...
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BnF Coptic manuscripts on catalogue
It was the first time ever that the venerable Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), the National Library of France, allows a Copt who is moreover not among its staff to catalogue one of its...
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History of the Communion ritual in the Eastern and Coptic traditions
“Wherefore it is necessary to understand the marvel of the mysteries, what it is, why it was given, and what the benefit of the action is. We become one body, and members of His flesh and His bones…...
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Peter Grossmann, pioneer researcher in Coptic studies, passes at 88
Earlier this month, the world of Egyptology and Coptology lost Peter Grossmann a pioneer of Coptic Archaeology and Architecture. Dr Grossmann passed away aged 88 on 14 October 2021. He was the...
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200 years on deciphering the Rosetta Stone … 200 years on Egyptology
Were it not for the Rosetta Stone and for the French scholar, philologist and orientalist Jean-François Champollion (1790 – 1832), the history and civilisation of ancient Egypt might have remained to...
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St Mark Foundation of Coptic Heritage holds its 10th symposium: The Coptic Bible
The Coptic Bible, its old manuscripts, and the languages relevant to it, have been the focus of the 10th International Symposium organised by St Mark Foundation for Coptic Heritage. The symposium was...
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