Saint Mary of Egypt & Pope Kyrillos VI
Coptic Orthodox Church

Serving in Redwood City, California
Under the auspices of H.H. Pope Tawadros II

To grow in Faith and share our Faith in God with the World around us.

The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East. The head of the Church and the See of Alexandria is the Patriarch of Alexandria on the Holy See of Saint Mark, H.H. Pope Tawadros II

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Pope Tawadros
January 01, 2020

Pope Tawadros II was born Waǧīh Ṣubḥī Bāqī Sulaymān (وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان) on 4 November 1952 in the city of Mansoura in Egypt. He studied at the University of Alexandria, where he received a degree in pharmacy in 1975. After a few years of managing a state-owned pharmaceutical factory, he joined the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi Natrun and was ordained priest in 1989. On 15 June 1997, he was…

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