Christianity in Egypt

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Access listings offering information on the history of Christianity in Egypt.

  • Ancient Christian Churches of Egypt  - A wide ranging collection of illustrated articles about the ancient Coptic churches and monasteries throughout Egypt, and their history.
  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library  - Provides full texts of writings of Saint Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, who played a key role in the conflict with Arianism in the 4th century.
  • Coptic Cairo  - A guide to the Coptic Museum and historic churches in Old Cairo, with a section on Coptic heritage and culture.
  • Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai  - An archive of a 2006-7 exhibition in the J Paul Getty Museum that explored the significance of the Orthodox monastery of St Catherine's in Sinai, and its repository of some of the oldest icons in the church tradition.
  • Lily in the Wilderness – Al Ahram  - An article on the occasion of St Catherine’s monastery celebrating 1700 years of their monastic tradition in the Sinai.
  • Medieval Sourcebook - Life of St Antony  - The text of Patriarch Athanasius' biography of the Egyptian ascetic, which played an important role in the development of monastic traditions in the Orthodox and western churches.
  • Nag Hammadi Library  - Brief overview of the collection of ancient papyrus codices discovered in the specified city and containing Gnostic treatises.
  • National Geographic – Gospel of Judas  - Extensive article providing comprehensive information regarding the Gnostic doctrine found near the city of El Minya in Egypt.
  • New Advent – Clement of Alexandria  - Extensive article detailing the life and works of the 3rd century theologian and thinker.
  • Saint Anthony – New Advent  - Lists information and resources on the life and works of the saint including his influence on the growth and development of Christian monasticism.
  • St Anthony  - Details the life and experiences of the saint from his birth in the village of Coma to his death at the age of one hundred and five years old.
 
 
 
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