Egypt the "Church of the Virgin Mary in Sakha" was hit by fire on Monday. The damage didn't impact the holy relic. Yes, btw, they are Arabic Christians since LONG before the "great schism" where the Orthodox and the Catholics split.
This is one of the largest Coptic churches in the world. The coptics have never removed any of the "alternative" gospels from their bible. Therefore, Timothy, Mary, Phillip, etc. are all within their teachings.
This is also part of the Ethiopian Church which claims to have the Arc of the Covenant.
Another side note - the true beginning of the crusades was the pope attempting to conquer the Coptic and Orthodox Christians who were a major threat to him.
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