The ancient Egyptian symbol for life, the ankh—a cross shape with an oval loop—influenced the development of the cross known as the crux ansata, used extensively in Coptic symbolism.

Archaeologists unearthed an ancient Coptic tombstone during a dig Sunday (Oct. 22), according to Egypt's antiquities ministry. The tombstone is decorated with a cross and Coptic inscriptions that ...

Archaeologists uncovered murals of Joseph and Jesus in a newly found 6th-century building, revealing deep spiritual roots in ...

The historical area centers around Saint Menas, who died in the early days of Christianity and is buried at the site that was ...

All 21 — 20 Egyptian Copts and a Ghanan who professed his Christian faith — were soon declared martyrs by the Coptic Orthodox ... to the "nation of the cross" — and focused on glances ...

Young Christians have joined the trend, emblazoning Bible verses, crosses ... long periods of maltreatment, the Coptic practice of tattooing arose. Ancient (pre-Christian) Egyptian tattooing ...

Our Ancient and Classical Collection provides an overview of the ancient and classical world and offers many opportunities for cross-cultural study ... In 2012, we received a gift of Coptic textiles, ...

Hoisting homemade wooden crosses and photographs of bodies they ... hymns calling for God’s mercy in Arabic, English and ancient Coptic. Organizers said the presence of numerous senior Coptic ...

“We found three ancient Coptic icons in it,” he said ... the second shows two women standing opposite each other, holding a cross and palm fronds, with halos over their heads, and the third shows the ...

His 2004 book, “Coptic Grammar,” revolutionized the ... a platform for anyone at Yale working on ancient Mediterranean-related projects to present their work to a cross-departmental audience after a ...

Archaeologists unearthed an ancient Coptic tombstone during a dig Sunday (Oct. 22), according to Egypt's antiquities ministry. The tombstone is decorated with a cross and Coptic inscriptions that ...