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  The Coptic Church of Abu Sargah

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  The Coptic Church of Abu Sargah

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  The Coptic Orthodox church traced its foundation to the apostle Mark, who is traditionally held to have brought Christianity to Egypt in the first century CE. The Copts, who were Miaphysites (holding that Jesus is fully divine and fully human), split from the broader Christian community in 451. The Coptic... More
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  Western Thebes c. 1550–1298 BCE

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  Western Thebes c. 1550–1298 BCE

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  Breaking with the tradition of internment in the northern pyramid complexes, the rulers of the newly reunified Egypt (18th Dynasty), built a necropolis in western Thebes, close to their dynastic roots. The local god, Amun, was elevated to the status of patron god of Egypt and money poured into building... More