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“Blessed is Egypt my people”

The Coptic Church was founded by St. Mark the Evangelist (author of the Gospel of Mark) in the city of Alexandria, Egypt approximately 43 A.D. St. Mark is the first Pope of the Coptic Orthodox faith. The church adheres to the Nicene Creed established by St. Athanasius “the defender of the faith” (296-373 A.D.), the twentieth Pope of the Coptic Church.

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