One saint of this church founded the monastery of Kalamoun. Apart from Saint Samuel the Confessor, other notable members of this church include St. Pishoy.
One saint of this church founded the monastery of Kalamoun. Apart from Saint Samuel the Confessor, other notable members of this church include St. Pishoy. This church traces itself to such early Christians as Saint Macarius the Great and Saint Anthony the Great, both of whom lived in the modern-day area of this church. The two Tewahedo Churches are daughter churches of this one, from which they originally split off. Currently led by (*) Shenouda III, this church claims to have been founded by Saint Mark and like the Syriac Church it rejects the Council of Chalcedon. For ten points, name this church based in Alexandria, the premier Christian denomination of Egypt.
One saint of this church founded the monastery of Kalamoun. Apart from Saint Samuel the Confessor, other notable members of this church include St. Pishoy.
{Coptic} Orthodox Church [accept Church of {Alexandria} before mention; prompt on “Oriental Orthodox”]