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the topic "Coptic Christianity"
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43 In Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Coptic Christianity, Mark the EvangelistMark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark [i]. ...
becomes the first Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, thus establishing Christian Church in AfricaAfrica Africa is one of the greatest sized continents of the Earth....
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1441 Two EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa [i] ...
ns attend an ecclesiastical council at FlorenceFlorence Florence is the capital city [i] of the region of Tuscany [i], Italy [i].
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, as part of the negotiations concerning a possible union of CopticCoptic Christianity Coptic Orthodox Christianity is the indigenous Christianity [i] of Egypt [i] that, according to traditio ...
and Roman Catholic ChristianityChristianity Christianity is a monotheistic [i] religion [i] centered on Jesus of Nazareth [i] ...
. This is the earliest recorded contact of the Ethiopian Church with Europe.
1948 The CopticCoptic Christianity Coptic Orthodox Christianity is the indigenous Christianity [i] of Egypt [i] that, according to traditio ...
and Ethiopian Churches reach an agreement leading to the promotion of the Ethiopian church to the rank of an autocephalous PatriarchPatriarch For other senses, see Patriarch [i].
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ate. Five bishopBishop A bishop is an ordained [i] member of the Christian clergy [i] who, in certain Christian [i] ...
s are immediately consecrated by the Patriarch of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria The Patriarch of Alexandria is thebishop of Alexandria [i] and Cairo [i], Egypt [i]. ...
, and the successor to Abuna Qerellos IV is granted the power to consecrate new bishops, who are empowered to elect a new Patriarch for their church.
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