Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 18th metropolitan of the holy and great city of our lord”. Today it says “egyptian saint”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Coptic Metropolitan of Jerusalem”. It now reads “Egyptian Coptic Metropolitan of Jerusalem”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Theophilus , ( Arabic : الانبا ثاؤفيلس , Coptic : Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲩⲥ ), was the 18th metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East from 1935 until his death in 1945. During his reign, the Archdiocese of Jerusalem also possessed Jurisdiction over the eastern most provinces of Egypt in Al-Sharqyia , Port Said , Ismailia , and Suez . He was also the abbot of the Monasteries of Saint Anthony and Saint George in Jerusalem. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem . Palestinian News and Info Agency (in Arabic) .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Coptic Metropolitan of Jerusalem Theophilus , ( , ), was the 18th metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East from 1935 until his death in 1945. During his reign, the Archdiocese of Jerusalem also possessed Jurisdiction over the eastern most provinces of Egypt in Al-Sharqyia , Port Said , Ismailia , and Suez . He was also the abbot of the Monasteries of Saint Anthony and Saint George in Jerusalem. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem . Palestinian News and Info Agency (in Arabic) .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 18th metropolitan of the holy and great city of our lord”. Today it says “egyptian saint”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Coptic Metropolitan of Jerusalem”. It now reads “Egyptian Coptic Metropolitan of Jerusalem”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
the 18th metropolitan of the holy and great city of our lord
Now
egyptian saint
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