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Comparing the Holy Liturgy between Copts and Hellēnes

Youssef, Youhanna Nessim

Abstract:

This article evokes the liturgical connections between Coptic and Hellenic Orthodox (Byzantine) traditions. It starts with an introduction about the beginning of Christianity in Egypt. The next sections are an enumeration and a brief study of the contact places of such exchanges.

Citation:

Youssef, Y.N. 2020. «Comparing the Holy Liturgy between Copts and Hellēnes», JHIE 3: 169–182

DOI:

10.5281/zenodo.4309213

Language: en

Submitted on 2015-05-21; accepted on 2020-10-26

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