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“Coptic Architecture” Training Course at the BA

As part of its program of scientific and cultural activities, the BA Center for Coptic Studies is organizing the first training course in Coptic architecture. The Course will shed light on the nature, importance, and specificity of Coptic architecture in ten specialized topics. The course will be ...

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The BA Celebrates 10 Years since the Establishment of the Center for Coptic Studies

The BA Center for Coptic Studies, in cooperation with Sinnari House in Cairo, organizes an event titled “10 Years of Coptic Studies at the BA” on Thursday, 8 April 2021, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Celebrating 10 years since the establishment of the Center for Coptic Studies, the event will be ...

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“Al-Qalqashandi’s Vision of Copts” in a lecture at the BA

Celebrating 600 years since the death of Sheikh Al-Qalqashandi (1418 – 2018), the BA Center for Coptic Studies organizes a lecture entitled “Al-Qalqashandi’s Vision of Copts.” It is delivered by Reverend Dr. Basilious Sobhy, Deputy of the Clerical College in Cairo, and is held on Sunday, 16 ...

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The Journey of the Holy Family in Egypt

The BA Center for Coptic Studies, in collaboration with the St. Catherine Cathedral in Alexandria and the Franciscan Center for Coptic Studies in Omraneya, is organizing an exhibition of ancient icons of the journey of the Holy Family organized by Kirlos Barsoum. The exhibition includes pictures of ...

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“Pope Yoannis XVIII and the Issues of Coptic Society” in an Online Lecture at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina organizes the third online lecture of its 12 th cultural season, under the title “Pope Yoannis XVIII (1760 – 1769), and the Issues of Coptic Society”. It will be delivered by Dr. Adel Fakhry, on Sunday, 20 February 2022, at 2:00 pm. The lecture sheds light on several ...

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