The Roman empire persecuted the Coptic Church during the third and fourth centuries. Around 302 A.D., Emperor Diocletian martyred 800,000 men, women and children in Egypt who followed Jesus Christ. At the Council of Chalcedon, in 451 A.D., Coptic Christians split from the Roman Catholic Church.

When did Egypt become Coptic?

1st century AD Coptic history is part of 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.

What happened to the Copts?

Since 2011 hundreds of Egyptian Copts have been killed in sectarian clashes, and many homes, Churches and businesses have been destroyed. In just one province (Minya), 77 cases of sectarian attacks on Copts between 2011 and 2016 have been documented by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.

Are Coptic Christians in communion with the Catholic Church?

Most of the members are in Egypt. Coptic Catholics are seen as a schism from the Coptic Orthodox Church. They left that church in order to come into full communion with the Catholic Church .Coptic Catholic ChurchPopeFrancisPrimatePatriarch Ibrahim Isaac SidrakAssociationsCongregation for the Oriental Churches11 more rows

What is Christianity vs Catholicism?

While Catholicism preaches and believes the Roman catholic church to be the supreme authority, Christianity encompasses all churches as well as individuals without churches, as many modern practitioners may be believers in Christ but not active church goers.