Cyril's name is synonymous with right teachings of the Coptic Church, so it would seem appropriate to name such room after him. Currently the Society has an Introductory course in Coptic and an advanced translation class. It has the classroom space used for the seminars sponsored by the Society. Cyril I Room: This is the second and last room on the right (west). Athanasius's writings had on the ecclesiastic literary tradition of the Copts. The choice of name was due to the enriching effect that St. It is equipped with a computer for searching the contents of the library. There is also a section that has periodicals dealing with Coptic Studies such as the Bulletin of the Society for Coptic Archaeology, Le Monde Copte, and others. The library is arranged in accordance with the several categories included in the general field of Coptic Studies, such as Coptic Art, Bible, Hagiography, Patristic, Language, Law. Athanasius Room: This is the first room on the right (west) and it has the book library reading room. As one enters the center and walks south toward the closet and then return north to exist he would see the following:

The name assignment given here are tentative at this time. The choice of name on the whole reflects the function for which such room is being used for. We decided to identify each room with a name of a Coptic Saint in the common tradition of the Copts. Each room will be utilized for a specific function or functions. There is also a large walk-in closet for storage, located at the end of the hallway. Two rooms on the west side of the same size as the previous office space and two smaller rooms on the east side with a hallway that runs North-South. The new Center is conveniently divided into four separate rooms.Mark Coptic Church in Los Angeles, the first Coptic church on the West Coast. Through God's grace a larger office space was available in the same building, which is located close to St. As the center went into operation, the need for bigger space to accommodate the collections housed as well as to facilitate their use by the users. Introduction: The Society in the 1992-93 year took the bold step of leasing an office space to start a center for Coptic studies.

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