Coptic Church Recalls Altar Lot That Chose Pope Tawadros II

The Coptic Orthodox Church marks November 4 each year by recalling the altar lot through which Pope Tawadros II was chosen to lead the Church.

The anniversary commemorates a moment remembered for both its spiritual significance and its place in the Church’s modern history.

Known in Arabic as “al-qur‘a al-haykaliyya,” the altar lot is central to the Church’s remembrance of Tawadros II’s selection. The occasion places the religious character of that choice at the heart of the annual observance.

For the Church, November 4 remains a date associated with one of its most solemn modern milestones, linking the memory of the selection to the papacy of Tawadros II.