| Apocrypha Apocrypha (from the Greek word , meaning "those having been hidden away"Specifically, is the neuter plural of ἀπόκρυφος, a participle derived from the verb ἀποκρύπτω ἀποκρύπτειν, "to hide something away".) are texts of uncertain authenticity, or writings where the authorship is questioned. Apocrypha
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| Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel (דניאל), originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, is a book in both the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Christian Old Testament. The book is set during the Babylonian Captivity, a period when Jews were deported and exiled to Babylon following the Siege of Jerusalem of 597 BC. Book_of_Daniel
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| Book of Esther The Book of Esther is a book of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and of the Old Testament. The Book of Esther or the Megillah is the basis for the Jewish celebration of Purim. Book_of_Esther
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| Cairo Cairo ( ), which means "the Victorious" or "the Triumphant", is the capital and largest city of Egypt. It is the Arab World's List of largest cities of the Arab League and Africa's second most populous city. Cairo
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| Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (Coptic: ti.eklyseya en. Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria
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| Deuterocanonical books "Deuterocanonical books" is a term used since the sixteenth century in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Christianity to describe certain books and passages of the Christian Old Testament that are not part of the Jewish Bible. The term is used in contrast to the "protocanonical books", which are contained in the Hebrew Bible. Deuterocanonical_books
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| History of Egypt The history of Egypt is the longest continuous history, as a unified state, of any country in the world. The Nile valley forms a natural geographic and economic unit, bounded to the east and west by deserts, to the north by the sea and to the south by the Cataracts of the Nile. History_of_Egypt
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| Hymn A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities, a prominent figure or an epic tale. The word hymn derives from Greek hymnos "a song of praise". Hymn
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| List of saints This is an incomplete list of Christian saints in alphabetical order by Christian name, but if necessary by surname, the place or attribute part of name as well. List_of_saints
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| Monasticism Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from Greek monos, alone) is the religious practice in which one renounces worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work. The origin of the word is from Ancient Greek, and the idea was originally related to Christian monks. Monasticism
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| Mark the Evangelist Saint Mark the Evangelist (מרקוס, Greek: Μάρκος) (1st century), also known as John Mark, is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark and a companion of Saint Peter. He accompanied Paul of Tarsus and Barnabas on Paul's first missionary journey. Mark_the_Evangelist
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| Great Lent Great Lent, or the Great Fast, is the most important fasting season in the church year in Eastern Christianity, which prepares Christians for the greatest feast of the church year, Pascha (Easter). Although it is in many ways similar to Lent in Western Christianity, there are important differences in the timing of Lent (besides calculating the date of Easter), the underlying theology, and how it is practiced, both liturgically in the public worship of the church and individually. Great_Lent
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| Monastery Monastery (plural: monasteries), a term derived from the Greek word μοναστήριον (monastērion, from μόνος — monos "alone"), denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer (e.g. Monastery
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| Coptic language Met.Remenkīmi Coptic_language
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| Coptic alphabet The Coptic alphabet is the script used for writing the Coptic language. The repertoire of glyphs is based on the Greek alphabet augmented by letters borrowed from the Demotic. Coptic_alphabet
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| Good Friday Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday ("Pascha"). It commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Golgotha. Good_Friday
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| Amharic Amharic (አማርኛ amarəñña) is a Semitic language spoken in North Central Ethiopia by the Amhara. It is the second most spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic, and the "official working" language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Amharic
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| Book of Tobit The Book of Tobit (or Book of Tobias in older Catholic Bibles) is a book of scripture that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical canon, pronounced canonical by the Council of Carthage of 397 and confirmed for Roman Catholics by the Council of Trent (1546). It's listed in Article VI of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. Book_of_Tobit
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| Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria | honorific-suffix = Pope_Shenouda_III_of_Alexandria
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| Divine Liturgy The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine tradition of Christian liturgy. As such, it is used in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. Divine_Liturgy
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