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The Monastery of St. George in Old Cairo is considered one of the most famous monasteries in Egypt. This is due to its historical and spiritual status in the hearts of the Copts. It suffices only to mention that the Holy Family visited it during their journey in Egypt, which is part of the reason...
His Grace Bishop Abūllū (Apollo), Bishop of South Sinai, inaugurated an exhibition of archaeological icons about the Holy Family’s journey and their escape to Egypt. Icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary's life, the Annunciation and the Incarnation were also displayed at Sharm al-Shaykh Museum. The...
The Coptic Museum is considered one of the oldest and most important Egyptian museums, containing the largest collection of Coptic artifacts in the world. The museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Marcus Simaika Pasha [Marquṣ Sumayka], one of the most prominent Christian figures interested in the...
This ancient cave church, build above the cave known as Abū Sirja, is located in the area of Babylon in Old Cairo. Historians differ on the date they believe the church was founded; however, most accounts record it being built in the fourth century AD.
The Coptic Church celebrated today the feast of Jesus’ entry into Egypt. Pope Tawāḍrūs performed a mass to commemorate this occasion at Abū Sirja Church in Old Cairo, where the Holy Family resided during its stay in Egypt.
On the occasion of the Feast of Christ’s Entry into Egypt, Pope Tawāḍrūs II held a mass at the Abū Sirja Church in Old Cairo, one of the places where the Holy Family resided during their stay in Egypt.  
Today, a delegation of Sudanese media professionals visited a region of Old Cairo where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism meet together in one place in order to get to know Egyptian culture and civilization throughout the ages.  The trip came as part of a course called “Sudan without borders”...
Mr. Nabil Youssef [Nabīl Yūsuf], office director of the Cairo Foreign Press Association, asked Cornelis Hulsman to announce the death of FPA chairman Volkhard Windfuhr to the FPA members. Hulsman has been an FPA board member between 1995 and 2009 and served as its general secretary between 2003 and...
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark, has approved the official logo which will be used in banners and other publicity material for the ‘Revival of the Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt’ project, in light of the efforts made to cover the 25 sites of the path between...
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt and the rest of the world celebrated the anniversary of the entry of Jesus to Egypt, and His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, presided over the services of the Holy Mass at Sergius and Bacchus Church [Kanīsa al-Shahīdīn...

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