Pics for the Alexandrian Patriarchate

[copticorthodoxy]

I took this pics for the Alexandrian Patriarchate St. Mark Cathedral in Alexandria

This church is the first church built in Alexandria by Saint Mark in the first years after Christ . It has been burnt then rebuilted in the days of his Holiness Pope Youssab, then it has been extracted in the days of his Holiness Pope Shenouda III

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The Alexandrian Patriarchate - St. Mark Cathedral

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The bells tower

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Here is the tomb of the Alexandrian Popes and Patriarches Since St. Mark the evangelist , you can see a great saints like St. Athanasius the Nicene creed writer he is number 20 and St. Cyril he is number 24 ( the names are in Coptic , English and Arabic enlarge the pic to read it )


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[copticorthodoxy]

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The Patriarchal throne

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The middle Iconscreen

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The left side of the Iconstais

[CrusaderKing]

Those are great pictures. That's a beautiful place of worship.

[Wigglesworth]

Is Mark's body actually buried there?

[Greg the byzantine]

:cool: I am in Awe. Absolutely beautiful.

[copticorthodoxy]

Is Mark's body actually buried there?
Yes , his skull is there and his relics in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Cairo

[a_ntv]

I've seen in some photo of coptic churches that the main door of the Iconscreen can be very differently large: a little one or a very wide one. Why?
There is only one door or three doors as in EO chuches?

I think that there is some difference with EO also about when the curtain is open. Is it true?

Thankss!

[No Swansong]

Truly inspiring. I am speechless. I just happened by here with the desire to speak to Christians I don't normally converse with and was richly blessed.

Thank you for sharing.

[copticorthodoxy]

I've seen in some photo of coptic churches that the main door of the Iconscreen can be very differently large: a little one or a very wide one. Why?
There is only one door or three doors as in EO chuches?

I think that there is some difference with EO also about when the curtain is open. Is it true?

Thankss!
The Coptic Church has three altars , the main one in the middle and others on left and right ofcourse with three doors for every one its door , durin the liturgy the priest open the curtain and the door , i don't think it is much diffrent than the EO ( there is a pic for the middle door and the left one up )

[Yeznik]

I am truly awestruck, this Church a priceless jewel. I looked at these pictures over and over again. What a great part of Christian History!!

[ibba23]

Thank you so much copticorthodoxy for these photos. Although i'm coptic ive never visited the Cathedral in Alexandria, and after seeing these photos it is first on my to do list, when i next visit Egypt.

[MariaRegina]

Beautiful pics, thanks.

[icxn]

...Here is the tomb of the Alexandrian Popes and Patriarches Since St. Mark the evangelist , you can see a great saints like St. Athanasius the Nicene creed writer he is number 20 and St. Cyril he is number 24 ( the names are in Coptic , English and Arabic enlarge the pic to read it)
Coptic sure looks and reads like Greek, doesn't it? ;)

Very beautiful photos indeed!

:)

[redMountian]

Wow!

[No Swansong]

I had to come back and take another look.

[ibba23]

icxn,
Yes coptic does look like greek because it has the same alphabet as greek, except for two letters which actually originate from hieroglyphics.

[copticorthodoxy]

icxn,
Yes coptic does look like greek because it has the same alphabet as greek, except for two letters which actually originate from hieroglyphics.

The Coptic language is the ancient Egyptian language writen in greek letters
http://www.stshenouda.com/coptlang/copthist.htm#Definition

[Athanasius77]

Thnx for the photos!
GBU +++

[MarissGedziunas]

Really amazing pictures!!!

[Athanasius77]

Gbu †

Can i use them for wikipedia????:clap:

[copticorthodoxy]

Gbu †

Can i use them for wikipedia????:clap:

Yes sure

[Athanasius77]

Thankfulness :D

Pray for me +

[Ravenonthecross]

AWESOME!
Glory be to God!

[ibba23]

I really love these pics!! I'm visiting Egypt in December so hopefully I can visit Alexandria!!

[Sphinx777]

Awesome photos!!

[Kirkhaven]

Stunning, priceless, amazing, and glorious!! Someday, when I'm able to make a pilgrimage of sorts to the middle east, I must stop there and see where my ancient brethren have ministered. Thank you for posting these pictures.