Christianity has a long and fruitful history in Egypt, and when witnesses reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at a Coptic church in Cairo suburb of Zeitoun in 1968, thousands of people came to see. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened there and whether the apparitions were genuine.AI-powered
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Our Lady of Zeitoun (Egyptian Apparition, Coptic Church)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Christianity in Egypt: From Paganism to Persecution
This chapter explores the history of Christianity in Egypt, including its integration with Egyptian paganism, persecution faced by the Coptic community after the Arab Muslim conquest, and the unique characteristics of the Coptic language and traditions.
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