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===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
Historically speaking, Christianity spread to the Pentapolis in North Africa from Egypt. The Coptic congregations in several countries were under the ancient Eparchy of the Western Pentapolis, which was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church for centuries until the 13th century.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Copts in Libya", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copts_in_Libya, accessed 20 March 2020. </ref><br> | Historically speaking, Christianity spread to the Pentapolis in North Africa from Egypt. The Coptic congregations in several countries were under the ancient Eparchy of the Western Pentapolis, which was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church for centuries until the 13th century.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Copts in Libya", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copts_in_Libya, accessed 20 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||
=='''Eastern Orthodox Church Records'''== | |||
[[File:Dioceses and Archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and of All Africa.png|300px|thumb|right|<center>Dioceses and Archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and of All Africa (includes the Archdiocese of Triposis)</center>]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Libya]] [[Category:Church Records by Country]] | [[Category: Libya]] [[Category:Church Records by Country]] | ||