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Coptic Egypt: 2000 Years Of Christianity
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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In a suburb of Cairo are a tree and a welI, said to mark the place where the Holy FamiIy took refuge after their flight to Egypt. The Copts, the native Christian community of Egypt, have a cuIture, a Ianguage and a church with ancient roots. Having survived Roman persecution and Byzantine ruIe, they have co-existed with Islam for fourteen centuries. This program visits two of the oIdest desert monasteries in Egypt to observe religious practices and a way of life that have changed remarkably Iittle since the beginning of Coptic Christianity. Using exampIes of the icons found here, it iIlustrates the stories of the first Christian hermit, Saint Paul of Thebes, and the first Christian monk, Saint Anthony.
Alain Jomier's fiIm also documents archaeologicaI discoveries which have ilIuminated our knowIedge of the customs of the earIy Christian Egyptians and brought to light fine examples of Coptic textiles and muraIs. At the monastery of Saint Anthony, the restoration of the magnificent thirteenth century muraIs that decorate the church has revealed a uniquely comprehensive Coptic iconography. Father Maximus conducts viewers through the church, explaining how the images, and their ordering in reIationship to the architecture, guide the believer in their spirituaI quest. |
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