Greek Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Church (, ) refers to several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament. Greek_Orthodox_Church
Middle East Council of Churches After many years of preliminary moves, the Middle East Council of Churches was inaugurated in May 1974 at its First General Assembly in Nicosia, Cyprus. Initially it contained three "families" of Christian Churches in the Middle East, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Protestant Churches. These were joined in 1990 at the MECC Fifth Assembly by the seven Catholic Churches of the region. Middle_East_Council_of_Churches
Religion in Egypt Religion in Egypt controls many aspects of social life and is endorsed by law. The 2006 census counting method did not include religion, so the number of adherents of the different religions are usually rough estimates made by religious and non-governmental agencies.Egypt is predominantly Muslim, with Muslims comprising between 80% and 90% of a population of around 80 million Egyptians The vast majority of Muslims in Egypt are part of the Sunni Islam, and a minority of around 9% belong to the native Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an orthodox branch of Christianity. Religion_in_Egypt
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, also known as the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa (Greek:autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, and in Egypt members of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate were also known as Melkite, because they remained in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople after the schism that followed the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Greek_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria
Coptic history Coptic history is part of History of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day. Many of the historic items related to Coptic Christianity are on display in many museums around the world and a large number is in the Coptic Museum in Coptic Cairo. Coptic_history