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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (1853 words) |
 | Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America |
 | The Church of England was planted permanently in Virginia in 1607, at the foundation of the Jamestown Colony. |
 | During the period of the Revolution the Church of England in America suffered greatly in the estimation of Americans by its strong attachment to the cause of the British Crown. |
| Encyclopedia Coptica: The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt (3365 words) |
 | The Coptic Church is based on the teachings of Saint Mark who brought Christianity to Egypt during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero in the first century, a dozen of years after the Lord's ascension. |
 | This long-held position of the Church concerning the separation between State and Religion stems from the words of the Lord Jesus Christ himself, when he asked his followers to submit to their rulers: "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." [Mathew 22:21]. |
 | There are three main Liturgies in the Coptic Church: The Liturgy according to Saint Basil, Bishop of Caesarea; The Liturgy according to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople; and The Liturgy according to Saint Cyril I, the 24th Pope of the Coptic Church. |