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Christian Arabs Before Islam
Who are the Arabs?
The question is not that simple as it might look at first glance. When did the name "Arab" appear in history?...
Tales of Monastic Companionship in Early Byzantium
The practices of monastic companionship and cohabitation described in the Spiritual Meadow had emerged long before the late sixth century. The practice of cohabiting...
Fear of God – From the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
Abba John (the Dwarf) said, “Humility and the fear of God are above all virtues.”
Abba Poemen said, “As the breath which comes out of...
Biography of H.H. Pope Tawadros II
Born Wagih Subhi Baky Soliman in the Delta region of Mansoura, Egypt on the 4th of November 1952. His father passed away when Wagih...
The Solitary Patriarch
Abouna Mina's life as a monk had begun at the age of 25 when he resigned from Thomas Cook's, the celebrated travel agency, after...
H.H. Pope Tawadros the 118th Patriarch
A truly historic event in our Coptic Church history occurred on Sunday 18 November 2012 that many of us have never witnessed – the...
Stories From The Sayings Of The Desert Fathers
The Naked Beggar and the Monk
One of the Fathers went off to the city to sell his manual work, and seeing a naked...
Introduction to the Psalms
Psalms have a prominent place in our church. In ancient times, one of the Popes of Alexandria refused to ordain one of the bishops...
Mark The Obedient
They used to say that Abba Sylvanus had in Scete a disciple whose name was Mark, and that he possessed to a great degree...
A Summary of The Fr Abdel Messieh el Macarii Biography
The blessed father Abdel Messieh el Macarii was born in 1892 in the village of Abu Shehata, district of Mattai in the provience of...
