Church of St. Barbara in Cairo
The Church of St. Barbara. the Entry is from the NW (the ancient door from here is now in the Coptic Museum). The first church
Category: Egyptian (Coptic) Churches
Category: Egyptian (Coptic) Churches
Coptic Church of St. Sergius (Abu Serga) or The Church of sergius and bacchus in Cairo
The Church of St. Sergius (Abu Serga) Coptic Church of St. Sergius (Abu Serga) – the Coptic Church of Sergius and Bacchus – Old Cairo.
Monastery of St. George in Cairo (Mari Girgis)
the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. George (Mari Girgis) with the church built on the actual tower. This is the seat of the Greek patriarch
The Roman fortress of Babylon In Cairo
the Roman fortress of Babylon, later called Qasr al—Sham’ (Fortress of the Beacon]. After the Arab conquest, the defensive function of this fortress became obsolete
The Hanging Church or The Church of the Virgin in Cairo
The Church of the Virgin is called al-Muallaqah (the Suspended). It rests on top of the two bastions of the Roman Gate. This building was
The Coptic Language and Script
Although attempts had been made in the 2C BC to transliterate the Egyptian language into the Greek script, with little success, it was not until