St. Takla Haymanot's Church (Alexandria)

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Saint Takla Haymanot
Saint Takla Haymanot's Coptic Orthodox Church
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Location Ibrahemeya, Alexandria
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Denomination Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
History
Dedication Saint Takla Haymanot
Consecrated 19 June 1969 (1969-06-19)
Architecture
Architectural type church
Style Coptic
Years built19 June 1969 (1969-06-19)
Clergy
Bishop(s) Pope Tawadros

St. Takla Haymanot's Church is a Coptic Orthodox church in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, located in the district of Ibrahimia near Alexandria Sporting Club. Consecrated on 19 June 1969, it is dedicated to the 13th century Ethiopian Orthodox monk Saint Tekle Haymanot. [1]

It was visited by Ethiopian patriarch Abune Paulos on 15 July 2007 as part of his landmark trip to Egypt aimed at repairing ties between the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. [2] All the pictures and icons in St. Takla Haymanot's Church are the work of famed Egyptian iconographer Isaac Fanous. [1]

The church used to maintain one of the best Coptic-related websites on the Internet, [3] which later was separated from the church as a standalone Coptic website due to its large general religious nature, and currently has no connection with the church. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "History of Saint Takla Himanout's Church". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  2. "H. H. Abune Paulos, Patriarch of Ethiopia: Visit to St. Teklehaimanot Church in Alexandria (July 15, 2007)". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  3. "Best Coptic Sites for 2004". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  4. "Contacts of St-Takla.org Coptic website ". st-takla.org.