Middle East

Egypt

Where the Holy Family fled from Herod, Egypt carries a Christian tradition as old as the faith itself — home to the Coptic Catholic Church and a living community that has endured centuries of Islamic governance and, in recent decades, a cycle of church bombings and targeted violence.

Egypt
St. Mark the Evangelist (founder of the Alexandrian Church), the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph fled to Egypt), St. Athanasius of Alexandria, St. Cyril of Alexandria
Egypt
Feast of the Entry of the Holy Family into Egypt (Jun 1 in Coptic calendar); Feast of St. Mark (Apr 25); Coptic Christmas (Jan 7)
Catholic Population:
350,000
Percent Catholic:
0.4%
Church Status
Under Pressure
Primary Diocese:
Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria

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