{"id":114446,"date":"2026-11-07T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114446"},"modified":"2026-11-07T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:41:58","slug":"coptic-orthodox-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/coptic-orthodox-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u062a\u0642\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u0637\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u062b\u0648\u0630\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u062a\u062e\u062a\u0644\u0641 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u062b\u0648\u0630\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642\u064a\u0629"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Coptic Orthodox Church is the ancient church of Egypt, and it traces its beginning to St. Mark the Evangelist, who preached in Alexandria in the first century. Copts confess the Nicene Creed and keep seven sacraments. They baptize their babies by immersion, they receive the bread and cup of the altar as the Body and Blood of Christ, they honour the Virgin Mary as the Theotokos, the Mother of God, ever-virgin, and they read the Scriptures within the Holy\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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