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Which is an important pilgrimage stop. The monastery is located within the diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, and is home to about 100 monks of the Kenonian or communal monastic order.   The stone castle on Mount[...]

The monastery was built by order of Empress Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine, but Emperor Justinian was the one who actually built it between 545 AD to contain the remains of Saint Catherine, who lived in Alexandria. Home to the famous[...]

Two examples of ancient Christian monasticism tucked away in the mountains near Al-Ain al-Sokhna The monastery is located deep in the Red Sea Mountains, 334 km southeast of Cairo and can be reached from Cairo in just 5 to 6 hours. St.[...]

The church dates back to the 19th century AD, when parts of it were destroyed as a result of the explosion of a gunpowder-laden boat that was passing near the church. Historians also mention that this church was destroyed several times, and[...]

The Hanging Church is a Coptic Orthodox church located in the Old Cairo neighborhood, near the Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque and the Ben Ezra Temple. It was called "The Hanging" because it was built on two towers of the Roman fort (Babylonian[...]