--- title: "ACCOT Launch · St Cyril’s" url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/accot-launch description: "On Coptic New Year, St Cyril’s officially launched a new academic resource which we hope will make a small contribution to the witness of Coptic…" --- 1. [Home](https://stcyrils.edu.au/) 2. [News](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news) # ACCOT Launch 14 September 2020 ![ACCOT Launch](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9XP4BN3C9MSZE4HBP4JS.png&w=1200&h=628&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) On Coptic New Year, St Cyril’s officially launched a new academic resource which we hope will make a small contribution to the witness of Coptic Christianity to the wider world: the _Archive of Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Theology_ (or _ACCOT_): _ACCOT_ is a digital tool for the study of modern Coptic Orthodox theology, featuring translations of Arabic texts by Coptic authors as well as information on their lives and a number of tools and resources to support scholars and students working in the emerging field of contemporary Coptic studies. On a broader scale, it also aims to restore the voices of important figures in contemporary Coptic history whose names and literary legacies have been almost entirely forgotten by English-speaking Copts (such as Bishop Samuel of Social Services, Bishop Gregorius of Scientific Research and the historian Iris Habib el-Masri). Some highlights currently accessible on the site: * Two papal letters by Pope Kyrillos VI ([1959 ](https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/pk6firstpapalmessage/)and [1960](https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/letter-for-the-feast-of-the-nativity-1960-kyrillos-vi/)) * A papal edict by [Pope Kyrillos V (1907)](https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/patriarchal-edict-pastoral-care-kyrillos-v-1907/) on pastoral care * A [paper on Coptic doctrine (2017)](https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/doctrine-bishop-epiphanius-2017/) by the late Bishop Epiphanius * A complete translation of [Bishop Samuel’s “Life and Hope”](https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/bsam-lifeandhope/) (1964) * A complete translation of Bishop Youannis of Gharbiyya’s book “[Our Lady the Virgin: Mother of All the Saints](https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/our-lady-the-virgin-mary-mother-of-all-the-saints-bishop-youannis-1997/)” (1997) with many others currently on the site, and even more to be added in the future. ACCOT is the fruit of more than a year’s collaboration between St Cyril’s, Prof. Nelly van Doorn-Harder (Wake Forest University) and a number of scholars, translators, publishers and volunteers from Australia, Egypt, Europe and the US.If you would like to contribute to this project (especially by translating or providing primary sources) please [contact us](https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/contact-us/). ![](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9XS54AHRVJZZ9XJ0MM82.jpg&w=1888&h=982&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) Texts on ACCOT provide easy access to the original Arabic text, background information, explanatory notes and citation guidelines. ## More from the College * [2 September 2026Unveiling Paul](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/unveiling-paul) * [14 August 2026Sacred Hospitality with Fr Stephen Muse, PhD](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/sacred-hospitality-with-fr-stephen-muse-phd) * [9 June 2026Enrolments for Semester 2 are now open!](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/enrolments-for-semester-2-are-now-open-2) --- St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College · 6/252–254 West Street, Carlton NSW 2218, Australia · +61 2 9546 6411 · registrar@stcyrils.edu.au Site guide for AI agents: https://stcyrils.edu.au/llms.txt