Ancient Middle East Churches

Monophysite Churches Monophysite means “one nature” (mono = one, physis = nature). The Monophysite movement includes all those who believe in the single nature of Jesus, in contrast to the…

The Coptic Church The Apostle Mark, in whose house the Syrian Church is located, was one of Jesus’s 70 disciples and a key figure in the Jerusalem of the early…

Saint Nino and the Holy Robe Saint Nino (296–340) is the founder of Georgian Christianity. This is a unique case of a national religion being founded by a woman. She…