Christianity in Sohag Governorate

Christianity is the religion of a major part of the population in Sohag Governorate in Egypt.The Minya Governorate, Asyut Governorate and Qena Governorate has also a sizable Christian populations. Important Christian landmarks in the Sohag Goverorate includeWhite Monastery (Deir el-Abyad) and the Red Monastery (Deir el-Ahmar) of the Copts.[1] Sohag is the seat of a bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. A diocese of Sohag under the Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts exists. In 2000, 21 Christians were killed in an attack by Muslims of Arab tribes.[2] Security forces (SSI) arrested over one thousand two hundred Coptic Christians in Sohag on the 15th of August 1998.[3] There were riots between Copts and Muslims of Arab tribes in 1999.[4] Monk and prophet Shenute (about 350–465; Abbot of the White Monastery) was a key figure in the struggle against idolatry.[5] The governorate was the site of violent clashes of Islamists versus the government. [6] The late Patriarch Stéphanos II Ghattas of the Coptic Catholic Church, a cardinal, was born in Sohag Governorate.[7]

According to M. Izady, the Copts made up 14,86% of Sohag governorate´s population in 1914.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.egittopercaso.net/valle-nilo/sohag.php
  2. ↑ "10. Tribal Fanaticism reigns supreme in southern Egypt | Arab West Report". www.arabwestreport.info. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  3. ↑ http://www.sullivan-county.com/id3/copts2.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.kunstnet.de/thema/10812-islam-unterdrueckung-andersglaeubiger
  5. ↑ http://egora.uni-muenster.de/gkm/sp_auto_46719.shtml
  6. ↑ http://www.michael-mueller-verlag.de/xtras/pdf/aegypten_leseprobe_1.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.zenit.org/article-16894?l=german
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