Patriarch Petros VII of Alexandria, dies in plane crash - History Forum ~ All Empires

May the rest live in peace.

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whoa, there are still Orthodox peoples in North Egypt? Those balck robes must get hot.

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May they rest in peace and those left behind find comfort.

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whoa, there are still Orthodox peoples in North Egypt?

Coptics?

Arrrgh!!"

Coptic christianity is a branch of the Orthadox Christianity family, just with a unique Egyptian twist. Its lead by the Patriach of Alexandria, the dude who died in the plane crash

Originally posted by BBC News article

Patriarch Petros VII of Alexandria, the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians in Africa, was heading north from Athens when contact was lost.

Or are there two Patriachs of Amexandria?

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Arrrgh!!"

[q]Coptic christianity is a branch of the Orthadox Christianity family, just with a unique Egyptian twist. Its lead by the Patriach of Alexandria, the dude who died in the plane crash[/q]

Wrong Church.

Actually Amexandria has five.

5? Coptic, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Catholic, Melkite, Latin?

And it is a very said day for the entire Orthodox Family.

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The Ethiopian orthodox are also Coptic, aren't they?

Actually they hate being called Coptic, the Copts actually forced their power on the ethiopian church. (Which I believe is called the Tahwedo church?) They are an independant non-chalcedon church I believe.

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Once Ezana was of age, he asked Frumentius to go to Alexandria and approach the Patriarch of the Holy See of Saint Mark, to appoint a Bishop for Ethiopia. The Patriarch at the time was St. Athnatius, who when he met Frumentius, and heard his story, decided that the best person for the job was Frumentius himself. Frumentius returned to Ethiopia as the first Bishop with the title of Abune (Father) and the new name of Sellama. Abune Sellama was givin the honorific of Kisate Birhan by Ethiopians, which means "Begining of Light". Abune Sellama is also known as St. Frumentius of the Ethiopians, and is venerated as a Saint by all the Orthodox Churches and the Catholic church as well.

The Coptic Pope, after much negotiation, arguing, pleading and convincing, agreed to raise the Echege to the possition of Ethiopian Archbishop, merging the two posts. Abune Baslios was thus appointed in 1945, and this same archbishop, after further dificult negotiations, was crowned as the first native Patriarch of Ethiopia by the Coptic Pope in Alexandria in 1951.

Sorry I shouldn't have used force, what I meant was that no native bishops historically were risen to the title of patriarch.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/ethiochurch/

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True, they're mostly Greeks or Cypriots. Perhaps this has to change and have (or at least educate and prepare for office an African priest for a change)...

I agree, heck I'd even like to see another black pope in the vatican. How can it be a universal office when all of them are from europe?

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i guess berbers had alot of racial variation, cause many of those who lived in numidia/moorocco, where/are pretty caucasian lookin, while the tauregs in central and southern lybia are much darker, yet their both part of the same racial grouping.

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