Practical and mystical: Patriarch Kyrillos VI (1959-1971).
From: Currents in Theology and Mission
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Date: 6/1/2006
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Author: van Doorn-Harder, Nelly
When fifty years from now the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church is revisited, the figure of Patriarch Kyrillos VI, who reigned as Patriarch of the Coptic Church from 1959 to 1971, will stand out as one of its most influential reformers. Copts call him the "last of the traditional patriarchs"; he seldom left his cave, monk's cell, or papal residence and devoted all of his time to praise and prayer. Today the memory of Kyrillos has become somewhat overshadowed by the steady news of ...
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