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Christ and the Abbot Mena

Christ & the Abbot Mena

Coptic Egyptian from the Monastery of Baouît, 6th-7th century A.D. Distemper painting on fig wood.
On display at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Courtesy of Carol Gerten’s Fine Art Museum.

Early Christian Art

An Introduction to the Coptic Art of Egypt
The Origin, Development, & Philosophy of Coptic Art
Both of these pages are at the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt site, and are informative text-only articles on the subjects of early Christian art.

Early Christian Art
From Period & Style for Designers, this site has numerous examples of early Christian art: click on the text description to go to thumbnails which can themselves be enlarged.

Early Christian Culture & History

Christian Catacombs of Rome
Not to be missed: This site is intended for people who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Christian Catacombs of Rome and the origins of Church history. The site provides extensive material, in separate sections, dealing with this fascinating and largely unknown topic.

Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt
A tremendous resource for further study on the history of Coptic Christianity, and other related issues.

The above pages will get you started on many fascinating hours of research and discovery regarding all aspects of early Church culture and history. However, if you need additional site suggestions for further help and more specific research, please visit History on the Internet: Early Church, where you can find many more high quality links.

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