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Copt facts for kids

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Coptic monks
Coptic Egyptian Men

A copt is an Egyptian Christian. Today, more than 95% of the Copts belong to the Latin community and Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

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  • StMarkcoptic

    Coptic icon of St. Mark

  • Kairo Hanging Church BW 1

    The Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo.

  • Copts-with-Nasser-1965

    President Nasser welcomes a delegation of Coptic bishops (1965)

  • Coptic cathedral (Khartoum) 001

    Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Khartoum.

  • StMarkCopticOrthodoxChurchBellaireTX0

    St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Bellaire, Texas (Greater Houston). There are about 1–2 million Egyptian born Copts living outside of Egypt, and are known as the Coptic diaspora.

  • Coptic and Arabic inscriptions in an Old Cairo church

    Coptic and Arabic inscriptions in an Old Cairo church.

  • Halim El-Dabh2

    Halim El-Dabh at a Cleveland festival in 2009.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Copto para niños

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