SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

COPTIC ART (by John Rizk)

The following design is found in one of the niches in the Monastery of St. Shenouda. It is one of the many that were scanned and preserved by the Coptic Center. (Akermann, Philippe, Le Décor Sculpté du Couvent Blanc )

VISITORS (by John Rizk)

Approximately 50 people visited the Center during the Open House on December 4, 1993. Since then, the Center was visited by many notable people such as Dr. Nancy Thomas of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dr. Jerry Pattengale of Azuza Pacific University, Dr. Scott Carroll of the Center for Christian Antiquities (the Scriptorium in Michigan), and Mr. Scott Pierre, also of the Scriptorium. The Coptic Center was also visited by the following bishops and priests:

Bp. Dioscorus Bp. Yustus

Fr. Tadros Malaty Fr. Matthais Wahba Fr. Takla Azmy Fr. Felimon Mikhail Fr. Bishoy Mikhail Brownfield Fr. Athanasius Ragheb Fr. Markos Hanna

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Coptic Manuscripts Workshop, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Friday. Coptic Language I, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Saturday. Coptic Translation, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Sunday. Coptic History (to be determined) Coptic Ecclesiastical Services (to be determined)

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