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Pope Tawāḍrūs II: “The Assassination of Bishop Epiphaniyūs Prompted the Church to Take New Measures”
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2018
In an interview hosted by Sky News TV Channel, Coptic Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, Tawāḍrūs II, said that Bishop Epiphaniyūs, who was killed close to his cell inside the Abū Maqār Monastery (St. Makarius [Makāriyyūs] Monastery), was cherished and respected by everyone, adding, that in...
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2002
Abu Maqar monastery issued
a book titled ?The Divine Wisdom Behind the Structure of the Church.? The book tackles the role the church can play
in the political sphere. According to the book, clergymen are not allowed to play a political role. Laymen can play
a more effective role than clergymen...
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
Father Mattá al- Miskīn is attacked by many conservative figures of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The text highlights some of the father’s liberal ideology concerning traditions of the Church.
Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
An examination of the crisis 25 years ago between President Sadat and the Coptic Orthodox Church, during which Pope Shenouda was confined in Anba Bishoi Monastery in the Western Desert, and banned from acting as patriarch of the Coptic Church. Many other bishops and priests were also detained, and...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
As a way of honoring the deceased archpriest
Father Matta al-
Maskīn, the Margus Magazine, a publication of Saint Makarius Monastery, issued a
book containing his
diaries which he wrote in 1978 and which he ordered not to be published until after his
death.
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
The author reflects on the lives of major spiritual figures in Coptic Orthodoxy and what they demonstrated in terms of spirituality and prayer.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
Imān Matar describes her visit to the hidden fortress of Abū Maqqār
Monastery.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
A few days ago,
Father Mattā al-Miskīn
[Matthew the poor] passed away at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy of
books on monastic life. In his book,
al-Kanīsa wa al-Dawla [The church and the state], Father al
-Miskīn warned against sowing
sedition between Muslims and Christians in Egypt,...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Eulogy in memory of Father Matta El-Meskeen
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Reflections on the life of Abouna Matta El Meskeen and his influence on ecumenical monastic traditions.
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