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The Coptic Church believes that Mark, the author of the Gospel of Mark, was African
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The '''Coptic Church of Egypt''' is one of the oldest denominations of [[Christianity]], originating in [[Egypt]] around 50 AD, when [[St. Mark]] the evangelist landed in [[Alexandria]], which remains the "capital" of the church today.
 
The '''Coptic Church of Egypt''' is one of the oldest denominations of [[Christianity]], originating in [[Egypt]] around 50 AD, when [[St. Mark]] the evangelist landed in [[Alexandria]], which remains the "capital" of the church today.
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The Coptic Church believes that Mark, the author of the [[Gospel of Mark]], was [[African]]: "He was born in the Pentapolis or Qairawan (Now Tunisia or Libya according to other sources) approximately 15 years after our Lord was born."<ref>https://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/saints/mark.html</ref>
 
==Coptic Orthodox Tewahedo Church==
 
==Coptic Orthodox Tewahedo Church==
 
The Coptic Church of Egypt is a non-[[Council of Chalcedon|Chalcedonian]], or [[Monophysite]], Church.  Its ethos, lifestyle, and worship are similar to the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].  It is governed by the [[patriarch of Alexandria]], who bears the title Pope.  The [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox church]]  was a part of the Coptic Orthodox church, and recognized the patriarchy of the Pope and Patriarch in Alexandria until 1959, when Pope and Patriarch Kyrillos VI granted the Coptic Church in Ethiopia its own patriarch.
 
The Coptic Church of Egypt is a non-[[Council of Chalcedon|Chalcedonian]], or [[Monophysite]], Church.  Its ethos, lifestyle, and worship are similar to the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].  It is governed by the [[patriarch of Alexandria]], who bears the title Pope.  The [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox church]]  was a part of the Coptic Orthodox church, and recognized the patriarchy of the Pope and Patriarch in Alexandria until 1959, when Pope and Patriarch Kyrillos VI granted the Coptic Church in Ethiopia its own patriarch.
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