Christian Cannuyer

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Christian Cannuyer
Born (1957-12-17) 17 December 1957 (age 66)
NationalityBelgian
Occupation(s) Coptologist, historian of religion
Notable work Coptic Egypt: The Christians of the Nile
AwardsPrix Eugène Goblet d'Alviella

Christian Cannuyer (born 17 December 1957 [1] ) is a Belgian historian of religion, professor at the Lille Catholic University, [2] [3] a specialist in Coptic studies and a genealogist.

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Career

Christian Cannuyer teaches ancient Near Eastern religions, Christian church history, and Coptic language at the Theological Faculty of Lille Catholic University. [4] He has published a number of books, including a volume on the Copts – Les Coptes (1990, collection "Fils d'Abraham"), which won the 1991 Eugène Goblet d'Alviella Prize in the History of Religions of the Royal Academy of Belgium; [5] [6] a lavishly illustrated pocket book for the collection "Découvertes Gallimard" – L'Égypte copte, les chrétiens du Nil (2000), which is only available in English and French. He has also authored many articles, such as Akhénaton, précurseur du monothéisme ?, Histoire de la Nubie chrétienne, et cetera.

Cannuyer is editor of the "Fils d'Abraham" collection at Brepols, published in collaboration with the Centre Informatique et Bible of the Maredsous Abbey. [7] He is the president of the Société Royale Belge d'Études Orientales since 1994 and member of the Administrative Council of the Francophone Association of Coptic Studies. Since 2013, he is director of the magazine Solidarité-Orient in Brussels. [5] [8] In addition to Coptology and genealogy, Cannuyer also writes on the subject of Baháʼí Faith, and a secretary of the Marcel Thémont Association which, since 1990, has campaigned for the defense of the heritage of Brugelette. [9] [10]

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