Coptic Identity and the institutional support of the Church
Since its apostolic foundation by St. Mark in the first century, the Coptic Church has had a unique and rich historical trajectory. Its contribution to early Christianity includes the strong role played by the Catechetical School of Alexandria, the oldest Christian education authority in the world, with world famous theologians such as Origen, Didymus and Clement. The Coptic Church is credited for its significant role in the formulation of (The Nicean) creed to protect the Christian faith. It also offered the world of Christianity the first monastic movement.
The Coptic Church of today lives to continue this legacy. The POP has contributed to different projects within this domain:
1) The Central Papal Library (CPL) at the St. Bishoy’s Monastery.
2) The Coptic Institute for church Administration & Development (COPTI-CAD).
3) Upgrading theological schools inside Egypt.
4) The European Academy for Coptic heritage “TEACH”.
5) The running costs of Koogi TV Channel.
6) Church Educational Conference “Being a leader”.
7) Coptic Media Center.
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