Major World Religions Christianity Coptic Church

About the Coptic Church denomination of Christianity, some of the history of the church, beliefs and meanings behind the Christian religious tradition.

CHRISTIANITY

Coptic Church

A theological controversy in the 5th century led to the creation of the Coptic Church, the native Christian church of Egypt. The Catholic Church held that Christ had 2 natures, human and divine. The Copts maintained that Christ had only a single divine nature. Labeled as heretics by the Church of Rome, they went their own way. Members of the Coptic Church number about one million and constitute about 60% of all Christians in Egypt.