Catechetical School of Alexandria

as he was not completely taught in school during his formative years but he came into contact with Gnostics of the Valentinian school, Neoplatonist worshipers, and teachings from Philo of Alexandria. Overall Origen’s formative years and early life were a rough time period for him, and the time period in which he was raised was difficult for Christians everywhere. When Origen turned 18-years-old he became the principle of a catechetical school in Alexandria. This is when Origen started working

“A church without youth is a church without a future. Moreover, youth without a church is youth without a future.” this is a quote from the former pope of Alexandria, Pope Shenouda III. Pope Shenouda passed away about four years ago and his episcopate lasted for over 40 years. The Coptic church has commonly been referred to by historians as the “Church of the Martyrs” (A Brief History of the Christian Church). It was given this name due to the desire of martyrdom rather than the multitude of martyrs

the city, Alexandria, to ultimately encourage respect amongst broadening values. Alexandria allowed a new emergence of intellect which would eventually effect literary discoveries, trade networks and a higher educational margin. The city was, also, home to astute scientific tradition and was known for the Library which had the most accurate copies in the world. Over time, Alexandria would provide a significant development in commerce and cultural diversity. In the modern day, Alexandria is remembered

classical, Christian education today depends more on the medieval church schools

Preface “One has to consult the sayings of the Fathers of the Church, as well as other ancient writers. This helps us understand the historical changes which have occurred over the years. Reading the Fathers can give meaning to many of the rubrics, many of which are not carried out properly because of lack of understanding of their meaning”. The Coptic Orthodox Christian community is the largest and oldest Christian minority in the Middle East today. While there is no accurate consensus of their

early Church faced concerned the deification of Jesus Christ (Yeshua) and His overall position in the Godhead of Christianity. This was the reason for the council of Nicea and subsequent councils, which were concerned with the heresies of Arius of Alexandria (Arianism) who preached that Yeshua was a created being rather than directly from God (Yahweh); furthermore, he did not believe that Yeshua existed as an equal with the Father. Other heresies included, Macedonianism, which held that while Yeshua

telling him and Saint Mark to go to Rome then to Alexandria. After having had preached in Rome for a while, Saint Mark went to Egypt by the countryside first and converted many to Christianity; then, after having left a minor community of Christians there, he went to Alexandria. As soon as he arrived, “his sandal strap broke”. He took his sandal to a cobbler, whose name was Anianus. He became (Saint) John Mark’s first proselyte (convert) in Alexandria. Saint Mark shortly found out that his enemies

bishop of Alexandria, became an important figure in church history. The cconflict with Arius and the successive Roman emperors shaped Athanasius 's ministry career. Why is Athanasius important for the life

Romans accepted new gods on the condition that worshiping them would not challenge their religious beliefs or Roman rule and if the new gods addressed an aspect in life that they did not already have a god for. While the Romans did worship a lot of deities, they did not have religious conflict because they knew their religion well and treated each god with the same respect. Due to the respect placed on the gods, Romans only regulated actions undertaken by worshipers, but not their belief in their

bring unity, Emperor Constantine summoned a council to rule on Arius’s position, that “affirmed a kind of Trinity made up of three “divine” beings (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), only one of whom is truly God.” Through the guidance of Alexander of Alexandria and Athanasius, orthodox doctrine would prevail, and the emperor would decree that Arius’s teaching was heresy and banished him. Subsequently, the council recognized the necessity of writing an indisputable definition of faith, which affirmed orthodoxy