Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced the closure of a number of monasteries until October 14.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The author discusses the tradition of cooking the Chrism Oil in the desert monastery of Anba Bishoi.
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2002
Abu Maqar monastery issued
a book titled ?The Divine Wisdom Behind the Structure of the Church.? The book tackles the role the church can play
in the political sphere. According to the book, clergymen are not allowed to play a political role. Laymen can play
a more effective role than clergymen...
Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
Visit to locations related to the Holy Family in Upper Egypt.
Reference to the murder of a priest in Luxor by a Christian, which gave cause to rumors.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
Imān Matar describes her visit to the hidden fortress of Abū Maqqār
Monastery.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The Monastery of St.
Maqar
is engaged in a legal dispute over land, allegedly containing antiquities, near to the monastery.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2001
Despite the fact that the area surrounding the Anba Maqar monastery is an
antiquities area under the supervision of the Permanent Committee of Islamic and Christian antiquities, an investor
established on it many buildings with the aim of founding a group of companies for investment. The...
Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2003
Father Matta Al-Meskeen is the most controversial monk in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Despite the fact that he has become one of the symbols of Coptic thinking all over the world, his writings are attacked by some of the leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Yet, many believe he is “God´s...
Date of source: Saturday, September 6, 2003
Al-Ahram Al-Arabi published an article titled “Religious economy in the Anba Maqar [Macarios] Monastery” The US Coptic Association gave a strange comment on the article: “Is the [article about the] religious economy in the Anba Maqar monastery a malicious attempt on the part of the government to...
Date of source: Saturday, August 16, 2003
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