Coptic Facts
What is a relic?
part of a saints’ body.
True of False.
We name the Churches after Prophets ONLY
a) True
b) False
b) False
we name the churches after saints too!
What is the book that holds the stories of saints called?
a) Agbeya
b) Bible
c) Gospel
d) Synaxarium
d)Synaxarium
Fill in the blank: "the ______ is passing away and the true _____ is already shining” (John 2:8)
darkness, light
The emperor convinced my father to worship idols but when I talked with him he was moved and came back to the faith. I also was martyred with 40 other virgins. Who am I?
Saint Demiana
True or False:
The Coptic church has the SECOND greatest number of martyr in the world
a) True
b) False
b) False
What is a Martyr?
Someone who loves God so much and isn't afraid of showing it. They serve, love, and worship God with all their heart. Most importantly, THEY DIE FOR HIM
Where is our REAL home? When did it become our home?
a) In the Garden of Eden, When Adam and Eve were created
b) Church, When we got Baptized
c) Heaven, When we got Baptized
d) Your house, When we were born
c) Heaven, When we got Baptized
“the darkness is _______ ______ and the true light is already ________” (John 2:8)
passing away, shining
The Emperor tried to kill me by giving me a cup of poison but I signed the cross before the cup and it became harmless. Who am I?
A. Saint Mina the Wonder Worker
B. Saint Simon the Tanner
C. Saint George Prince of Martyrs
D. Saint Marina the Monk
C. Saint George
What is the Coptic year known as?
a) Coptic year.....duh!
b) orthodox year
c)the year of the Egyptians
d) the year of the Coptics
e) the year of the martyrs
e) the year of the martyrs
Why do we have icons of saints?
We have icons because they help us remember the saints and imitate their lives.
Who was/ were the First Martyr?
a) St. mark
b) St. Stephen
c) St. Anthony
d) the 21 martyrs of Libya
b) St. Stephen
What is the reference of the memory verse?
John 2:8
My parents gave me a name that means "Lover of the Father". Who am I?
Saint Philopateer Mercurius
What is the Coptic New Year called and when is it?
a) feast of El-Nayrouz, celebrated on the 16th of Tout
b) feast of El-Nayfouz, celebrated on the 1st of Tout
c) feast of El- Naysouz, celebrated on the 16th of Tout
d) feast of El-Nayrouz, celebrated on the 1st of Tout
d) feast of El-Nayrouz, celebrated on the 1st of Tout
In the liturgy, Abouna offers incense in front of the icons. What does that indicate?
the relationship between us and the saints
Which feast comes after the Coptic New Year?
(Hint: we celebrate it two times a year)
Feast of the Cross
“the _________ is passing ______ and the true ______ is already ________” (John 2:8)
darkness, away, light, shining
I was the daughter of a pagan king who brought in a teacher to teach me about the idols. The teacher was Christian and was able to explain various visions I had about the faith. I was baptized by Saint Timothy the Apostle who also taught me the essentials of the faith. Who am I?
St. Irene the Great Martyr
There was an era of a certain emperor in which the Coptic church suffered the greatest persecution of that time. Which emperor?
a) Emperor Diotense
b) Emperor Dioparius
c) Emperor Diocletian
d) Non of the above
c) Emperor Diocletian
What does the red carpet of the church symbolize?
crown, goodness
Recite John 2:8
“the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining”
On the day of the Feast of the Resurrection, pagans captured me and dragged me through the roads and streets. I was put in a dark prison where Jesus appeared to me and said, "Rejoice for your name has been written in the Book of Life, and you have been counted among the congregation of the saints". Who am I?
Today, my relics are in two different places. Where is my head and where is my body?
Saint Mark the Evangelist
St Mark's body is in Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.
Saint Mark's head is kept in St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt.