Coptic scholar Otto Meinardus agrees: "In times of persecution, the tattoo of the cross has given strength to the faithful and has made it impossible for them to deny their faith." Between 1250 ...

Yet for Egypt’s embattled Coptic Christian minority, tattoos aren’t a fashion statement but rather an indelible, and defiant, mark of their faith. In effect, the small black cross tattoo that ...

A spokesman said the owner had inherited many of the pieces from her grandparents and great-aunts. The silver Coptic Cross, dating from 500 AD, had been given to the victim by her father, he added. A ...

and see firsthand the unique Coptic cross. Icons are an important aid in Orthodox worship, and a handful of Egyptian and Coptic Orthodox resources provide online, color examples worth viewing.