Publication at Hussite Theological Faculty |
2023
Abstract
The Coptic Church is generally called the Church of Martyrs. Martyrdom has played a major role in Coptic Spirituality for almost two thousand years.
My research is based on Christian primary sources such as Early Christian writings or lives of saints and secondary sources from Coptic ecclesiastical milieu which reflect the notion of Martyrdom and so that way helps new generations of Copts to understand this phenomenon in their spiritual life. Owing to my frequent journeys to Egypt I can draw much information on talks with Copts about this issue.
The cult of martyrs is ubiquitous, especially in a calendar of martyrs which accompanies believers during the whole liturgical year.