He tried to give a history of the Coptic church in a way that is easy to understand and relate.

They invited a representative of the Coptic church to speak, but no one came.

Been hiding out in a Coptic church since he deserted eight months ago.

"Now show me where the nearest Coptic church is situated."

The little building resembled a small Coptic church with its many arches.

A Coptic church was then burned to square accounts.

At the beginning of the Christian era, the temple became a Coptic church.

A car passes by the doorway of a Coptic church, shots are fired into the crowd.

In Europe, Coptic churches have been threatened with further attacks.

The Coptic church is not the only one to run into obstacles while trying to build or renovate a house of worship.

European architectural styles began to influence Coptic churches in the eighteenth century.

The year began with the bombing of a Coptic church in Alexandria, which left 23 dead.

In the Coptic churches his feast day is celebrated on 9 May.

It was built in 1115 where an earlier Coptic church once stood; the site also has ancient associations for Jews.

In Egypt the Coptic church is forbidden by law to proselytise.

The Metropolitan was the head of the Coptic church in Egypt.

Its ancient city is a mix of Coptic churches and Arabic mosques.

During his papacy, the Coptic church grew significantly.

At the same time others attacked two other Coptic churches and injured more than ten Christians.

It is believed this time was one of the worst times that the Coptic church faced, known to believers as "the martyrdom era".

He is regarded as one of the greatest patriarchs of the Coptic Church.

Akhmim has several mosques and two Coptic churches.

Outside, the temperature stood at over thirty degrees, and even in the dim cloisters of the Coptic church it was oppressive.

It's a different branch of the Coptic Church."

Although they differ in size and architecture features they bear the unmistakable stamp of a Coptic church.