Coptic Saints
Coptic Church History
Holy Week/Pascha
Coptic Hymns/Prayers
100
He founded our church and is known as the first pope of the Coptic Orthodox church.
Saint Mark the Apostle
100
What is the head of the Coptic Orthodox church called (hint: not Pope!!!)
Patriarch
100
This event marks the beginning of Holy Week and shows Jesus's triumphant entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Palm Sunday
100
This is one of the most famous prayers in our church, it asks for the Lord's mercy.
Kyrie Eleison
200
This Saint gave away everything he had to become a monk after being inspired by the scripture. He was known as the "Father of Monasticism."
Saint Anthony
200
This great city was the center of early Christianity and the place where Saint Mark first established the Coptic Church.
Alexandria
200
This was the day Jesus was crucified, what day is it?
Good Friday
200
This psalm is known as the psalm of protection?
Psalm 90 in the Agpeya or Psalm 91 in the Bible
300
This Saint was called the "Father of Orthodoxy" due to him defending our faith. He helped contribute to the writing of a famous creed we repeat in the liturgy.
Saint Athanasius
300
This council caused the biggest split in Christianity, separating the our church from many others.
Council of Chalcedon
300
This day of the Holy Week commemorates the Last Supper.
Holy Thursday
300
Which psalm is sung during communion?
Psalm 150
400
She became a nun at 18 and became the abbess of her convent in her 20s. When she was first born, Saint Mary appeared to her mother and said, "She belongs to us."
Tamav Irini
400
This council resulted in the creation of the Nicene Creed. What was it called?
Council of Nicea
400
This is the night when the entire book of Revelation is read. What is this night called?
Night of Apocalypse
400
Which hymn goes "Holy, Holy, Holy"?
Trisagion
500
During a time where the Egyptian government was thinking of enforcing sharia law on the Coptic Christians, this Pope stood strong in the face of danger saying, "I am a sinner and I deserve nothing, but the moment you speak against my faith, my church, and my God, it will be over my dead body." He has also written many songs and poems.
Pope Shenouda III
500
This Roman emperor had one of the longest reigns of persecution against the Christians. He is famous for saying, "I want the blood of the saints to come up to the knees."
Emperor Diocletian
500
During the Feast of Resurrection, the doors to the altar are closed while the deacon chants, and then the priest opens the doors, what does this mean?
It shows Jesus Christ rising from the dead and the end of the separation between mankind and the Lord
500
Which special hymn is sung on Palm Sunday that means, "Blessed is He"?
Evlogimenos