on . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁mart yr dom , ▁per sec ution ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁sain ts ▁and ▁b ish ops ▁till ▁the ▁Arab ▁Con quest ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Chal ced on ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Ch al ced on , ▁the ▁Om ni ous " ▁among ▁Co ptic ▁Egypt ians ▁given ▁how ▁it ▁led ▁to ▁Christians ▁per sec uting ▁other ▁Christians ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁history . ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁continue ▁to ▁distinguish ▁themselves ▁from ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Chal ced on ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁Although ▁the ▁the ological ▁differences ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁limited ▁( if ▁non - ex istent ), ▁it ▁is ▁politics , ▁the ▁subsequent ▁per sec utions ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁strugg les ▁of ▁a ▁rising ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Sch ism , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁contributed ▁significantly ▁to ▁ampl ifying ▁it ▁through ▁the ▁centuries . ▁ ▁Justin ian ▁I ▁attempted ▁to ▁bring ▁those ▁mon ks ▁who ▁still ▁rejected ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Chal ced on ▁into ▁commun ion ▁with ▁the ▁greater ▁church . ▁The ▁exact ▁time ▁of ▁this ▁event ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁between ▁ 5 3 5 ▁and ▁ 5 4 8 . ▁St ▁Abraham ▁of ▁Far sh ut ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁Constantin ople ▁and ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁bring ▁with ▁him ▁four ▁mon ks . ▁Upon ▁arrival , ▁Justin ian ▁sum mon ed ▁them ▁and ▁informed