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Coptic hymns, which Georges and her father both sang in their respective choirs, have been used in liturgical prayers for millennia. Today, they preserve Coptic heritage, which dates back to 3000 BC.
You have packed up those Christmas decorations, but for many Orthodox Christians, the celebrations are just getting started. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with Father Daniel Habib, a Coptic ...
The song, “Shere Veth-le-em,” is based on a line from a Coptic hymn, set to new music. The church projected a translation on the wall: “Hail to Bethlehem, the city of the prophets, where ...
Talking about Coptic music is in fact a conversation about the pharaonic musical heritage formulated over the millennia, according to composer George Kyrillos, a deacon at the Virgin Mary Church in ...
Coptic hymns are deep, harmonic and exactly defined songs meant to express the innermost emotions of the praising spirit. They do not follow musical notes or dedicated rhythm but rather they ...
The film will premiere online February 15. When 21 Coptic Christian men were martyred on a Libyan beach in 2015, their unwavering faith in the face of death became a powerful testimony of courage ...
June 1 marks Global Coptic Day, ... The building, once filled with icons, incense, and hymns, was reduced to rubble. St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church after the fire in 2021.