Coptic Museum, the Glossary
The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world.[1]
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24 relations: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Coptic art, Coptic Cairo, Coptic history, Coptic Orthodox Church, Coptology, Egypt, Egyptian Museum, Hanging Church, Kingdom of Aksum, Marcus Simaika, Museum, Nag Hammadi library, Old Cairo, Ottoman Empire, Pahor Labib, Pope Cyril V of Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, Supreme Council of Antiquities, 1992 Cairo earthquake.
- 1910 establishments in Egypt
- 20th-century religious buildings and structures in Egypt
- Coptic Cairo
- Culture in Cairo
- Ethnic museums in Egypt
- History museums in Egypt
- Museums established in 1910
- Museums in Cairo
- Old Cairo
- Religious museums in Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
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Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Coptic art
Coptic art is the Christian art of the Byzantine-Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Christian Churches. Coptic Museum and Coptic art are Coptic Orthodox Church.
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Coptic Cairo
Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. Coptic Museum and Coptic Cairo are Coptic Orthodox Church and old Cairo.
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Coptic history
Coptic history is the part of the history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day. Coptic Museum and Coptic history are Coptic Orthodox Church.
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Coptic Orthodox Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church (lit), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt.
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Coptology
Coptology is the scientific study of the Coptic people.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum (al-Matḥaf al-Miṣrī, Egyptian Arabic) (also called the Cairo Museum), located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Coptic Museum and Egyptian Museum are museums in Cairo.
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Hanging Church
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church (Church of Mother of God Saint Mary in Egyptian Babylon), also known as the Hanging Church (al-Kanīsa al-Muʿallaqa), is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. Coptic Museum and Hanging Church are Coptic Cairo and old Cairo.
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Kingdom of Aksum
The Kingdom of Aksum (ʾÄksum; 𐩱𐩫𐩪𐩣,; Axōmítēs) also known as the Kingdom of Axum, or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom in East Africa and South Arabia from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages.
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Marcus Simaika
Marcus Simaika (1864–1944) was an Egyptian leader, politician, and founder of the Coptic Museum in Cairo.
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Museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and/or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects.
Nag Hammadi library
The Nag Hammadi library (also known as the "Chenoboskion Manuscripts" and the "Gnostic Gospels") is a collection of early Christian and Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945.
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Old Cairo
Old Cairo (Egyptian pronunciation: Maṣr El-ʾAdīma) is a historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a Roman-era fortress, the Christian settlement of Coptic Cairo, and the Muslim-era settlements pre-dating the founding of Cairo proper in 969 AD.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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Pahor Labib
Pahor Labib (Arabic: باهور لبيب Bahur Labib; 19 September 1905 at Ain Shams, Cairo – 7 May 1994) was Director of the Coptic Museum, Cairo, Egypt, from 1951 to 1965 and one of the world leaders in Egyptology and Coptology.
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Pope Cyril V of Alexandria
Pope Cyril V of Alexandria (Abba Kyrillos V), 112th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark for 52 years, 9 months and 6 days.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
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Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (The Church of Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in The Cave) (كنيسة القديسين سرجيوس و باخوس (أبو سرجة)), also known as Abu Serga, in Coptic Cairo is one of the oldest Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, dating back to the 4th century. Coptic Museum and Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church are Coptic Cairo and old Cairo.
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Supreme Council of Antiquities
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) was a department of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture from 1994 to 2011.
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1992 Cairo earthquake
The 1992 Cairo earthquake, also known as the Dahshur earthquake, occurred at 15:09 local time (13:09 UTC) on 12 October, with an epicenter in the Western Desert near Dahshur, Giza, south of Egypt's capital and most populous city, Cairo.
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See also
1910 establishments in Egypt
- Al Arus
- Athletic Union of Greek Alexandria
- Az-Zuhur (magazine)
- Coptic Museum
- Egyptian Athletic Federation
- Egyptian Olympic Committee
- Football Club of Greeks of Alexandria
- Heliopolis Palace
- Heliopolis Sporting Club
20th-century religious buildings and structures in Egypt
- Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
- Al-Fath Mosque
- Al-Nour Mosque (Cairo)
- Al-Rifa'i Mosque
- Castro Synagogue
- Coptic Museum
- Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
- Lulua Mosque
- Monastery of Saint Mina
- Sidi Arif Mosque
- Temple of Debod
Coptic Cairo
- Babylon Fortress
- Church of St. George (Cairo)
- Church of the Holy Virgin (Babylon El-Darag)
- Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila)
- Coptic Cairo
- Coptic Museum
- Hanging Church
- Saint Barbara Church in Coptic Cairo
- Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
- Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church
Culture in Cairo
- Academy of Arts (Egypt)
- Bawab
- Café Riche
- Cairo Comix Con
- Cairo Congress of Arab Music
- Cairo Conservatoire
- Cairo Geniza
- Cairo International Book Fair
- Cairo International Film Festival
- Cairo Opera Ballet Company
- Cairo Opera House
- Cairo pentagonal tiling
- Coptic Museum
- Egyptian National Library and Archives
- El Sawy Culture Wheel
- Khayamiya
- Khedivial Opera House
- Pharaohs' Golden Parade
- Shaware3na
- Wagh El Birket
Ethnic museums in Egypt
- Coptic Museum
- Nubian Museum
History museums in Egypt
- Abdeen Palace
- Agricultural Museum, Egypt
- Al-Gawhara Palace
- Alexandria National Museum
- Bayt al-Suhaymi
- Beit El-Umma
- Beshtak Palace
- Cairo Citadel
- Coptic Museum
- Denshway Museum
- Egyptian National Military Museum
- Egyptian National Railways
- Fort Julien
- Gamal Abdel Nasser Museum
- Gayer-Anderson Museum
- Imhotep Museum
- Kharga Museum
- Luxor Museum
- Manial Palace and Museum
- Memphis, Egypt
- Mouseion
- Mummification Museum
- Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
- National Archives of Egypt
- Nubian Museum
- Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace
- Qasr Al-Eini Museum
- Royal Jewelry Museum
- Sadat Museum
- Taha Hussein Museum
Museums established in 1910
- C. Y. Tung Maritime Museum
- Coptic Museum
- DAR Museum
- Fort Smith Museum of History
- Last Chance Mining Museum
- National Museum of Finland
- National Museum of Natural History
- Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
- Sarnath Museum
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum
- Varendra Research Museum
- Yale Babylonian Collection
Museums in Cairo
- 6th of October Panorama
- Abdeen Palace
- Agricultural Museum, Egypt
- Ahmed Shawki Museum
- Al-Gawhara Palace
- Bayt al-Suhaymi
- Beit El-Umma
- Beshtak Palace
- Carriage Museum (Egypt)
- Child Museum (Cairo)
- Coptic Museum
- Egyptian Geological Museum
- Egyptian Museum
- Egyptian National Military Museum
- El Manial
- Gamal Abdel Nasser Museum
- Gayer-Anderson Museum
- Helwan wax museum
- Madrasa of Amir Sunqur Sa'di
- Manial Palace and Museum
- Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum
- Mohamed Nagy Museum
- Mostafa Kamel Museum
- Mukhtar Museum
- Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art
- National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
- Postal Museum (Cairo)
- Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace
- Qasr Al-Eini Museum
- Taha Hussein Museum
- Umm Kulthum Museum
Old Cairo
- Al-Askar
- Al-Azhar Mosque
- Al-Qata'i
- Amr ibn al-As Mosque
- Babylon Fortress
- Ben Ezra Synagogue
- Church of St. George (Cairo)
- Coptic Cairo
- Coptic Museum
- Fustat
- Hanging Church
- Manial Palace and Museum
- Mosque of Ibn Tulun
- Old Cairo
- Saint Barbara Church in Coptic Cairo
- Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church
Religious museums in Egypt
- Coptic Museum
- Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo