All Coptic
what does "Orthodox" mean?
Right belief or right worship
The town where Jesus Christ was born.
Bethlehem
Who was the first Christian martyr?
St. Stephen
Modern Egyptian word for "bread"?
Eish (عيش)
Who wrote most of the Psalms?
King David
Who brought Christianity to Egypt?
St. Mark the Evangelist
This angel announced the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary.
Archangel Gabriel
This saint is known as the “Prince of Martyrs.”
St. George
Ancient Christian capital before Cairo?
Alexandria
This prophet in the old testament led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt
Moses
How many liturgies are commonly used in the Coptic Church? ( name all of them)
(St. Basil, St. Gregory, St. Cyril)
This Gospel gives the most detailed account of the Nativity.
(It includes the Annunciation, the journey to Bethlehem, the birth of Christ, the shepherds, and the angelic praises)
Gospel of Luke
Egyptian saint inspiring monasticism?
St. Anthony the Great
Ancient Egyptian cross symbol meaning "life"?
Ankh
This book contains the Ten Commandments.
Exodus
Coptic calendar starts in which year?
284 A.D.
The Nativity reveals this central Christian doctrine.
the Incarnation ( It teaches that God truly became man while remaining fully divine)
This saint wrote the first complete Coptic Pascha prayers and canon law.
St. Cyril the Great
Coptic word for Egypt?
Kimi (ⲭⲏⲙⲓ)
Jesus said about him in Mathew 11:11 among those born of women there has not risen one greater than
John the Baptist
Significance of water and wine mixed in Liturgy?
Unity of Christ’s divinity and humanity
This Old Testament prophet foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. His prophecy was later quoted by the Jewish leaders.
Micah ( Michée)
He is a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr from Egypt. He was born in Nehisa in the Nile Delta to Christian parents. He was 12 years old when he was killed and beheaded, after being tortured for refusing to leave Christianity. His feast day is July 31. His relics are preserved in St. Virgin Mary and St. ………… Churches in Samanoud in Egypt.
Saint Abanoub
Desert home to Monastery of St. Macarius?
Wadi El Natrun
This fisherman was picked specifically by Jesus to be the ”rock” of his church
St Peter