Date of source: Thursday, November 1, 2018
Recently the General Congregation Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church [al-Majlis al-Milli] has resurfaced after Pope Tawāḍrūs II met with its members for discussing the attack on al-Sulṭān Monastery [Dayr al-Sulṭān] that took place last Sunday. Before the meeting, the Council issued a statement...
Date of source: Thursday, November 22, 2018
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt issued a statement concerning the Deir al-Sultan Monastery [Dayr al-Sulṭān] in which she confirms her good relations with churches of other denominations worldwide. The church further explained the historical background of Dayr al-Sulṭān in Jerusalem, saying: “...
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Dayr al-Sulṭān is a monastery located on top of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox community claims to be their heritage.
The rest of the tape consists of several interviews with employees of Dutch port business, Slavenburg & Huyser B.V...
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2007
In his expected visit to Ethiopia, Pope Shenouda will not discuss the case of al-Sulṭān Monastery, as some of the Coptic Orthodox clergymen asserted. The pope’s expected visit is a step to bridge the gap and re-establish the friendly relations between the two churches.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Secretary of the Holy Synod Bishop Bīshūy asserted that Pope Shenouda refused an Israeli proposal to return al-Sulṭān Monastery to the Egyptian church in return for lifting the ban imposed by his holiness on visiting Jerusalem.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 10, 1997
Subtitle:1 - The attitude of the pope towards the emigrant Copts is not decisive, though they have betrayed the home country.2 - The church should not be limited to talking about the problems of the Copts. It has a general social role that it should undertake.The author argues that neither the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2003
The Egyptian Administrative Court postponed a hearing in the lawsuit filed by a Coptic attorney, demanding the redemption of the Egyptian Deir Al-Sultan in eastern Jerusalem and handing it over to the Coptic Orthodox Church, to a court session on May 5.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Researchers in the National Library and Archive have discovered a document that proves the historical right of the Egyptian Copts to claim possession of the Sult ān Monastery in occupied Jerusalem.
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2002
A professor of the Coptic Studies Institute in Egypt demanded the return of Al-Sultan monastery in Jerusalem to the Egyptian sovereignty. Al-Sultan monastery is considered one of the properties of the Egyptian church in Jerusalem. It was seized by the Jews and a group of Ethiopian Christians is now...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2000
In the last issue, we have discussed the Jewish concept of the third millennium... Today, we are going to discuss the Christian concept of this millennium and what are the relationships between them through the third millennium. ...