Brief History the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church - Part 2

Download or read book Brief History the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church - Part 2 written by michael akhnokh and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview because most of the Patriarchs graduated from Monasteries. Christian Monasticism was born in Egypt and was instrumental in the formation of the Coptic Orthodox Church character of submission, simplicity and humility, thanks to the teachings and writings of the Great Fathers of Egypt's Deserts. By the end of the fifth century, there were hundreds of monasteries, and thousands of cells and caves scattered throughout the Egyptian desert. A great number of these monasteries are still flourishing and have new vocations to this day. Coptic Monasticism is claimed to be the original form of Monasticism as Saint Pachomius the Cenobite, a Copt from Upper Egypt, established the first communal living in the Monastery of Saint Anthony in the Red sea areaContinue List of Coptic Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria