Short history of the Church of Makuria (mid-6th–early 12th century)

2018, 27, No. 1


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21.12.2018

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Abstract

The article outlines the history of the Makurian church from the conversion of the kingdom to Christianity until the death of the archbishop Georgios in AD 1113, focusing particularly on the relations of the Makurian Church with the Church of Alexandria, and emphasizing its independence from Byzantine and Coptic influence from the second half of the 8th century until the time of Georgios.

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