Embraced Egypt, the Holy Family (the Virgin Mary and Jesus)when he fled into Egypt to escape the oppression of the Romans,on a trip that lasted for more than thirty months, traveled through a lot of sites and parts of Egypt, and founded many churches and has even a Christian for many, and when I entered Egypt ReligionChristian doctrine was established by the Coptic, Copts have suffered from the persecution of Roman rule for many years, and this explains a lot of Coptic monuments in the oases andmountains, which resorted to the Copts fleeing their creed of the ruthlessness of the Romans ..
During the era known as Egypt's Coptic art and architecture andother cultural manifestations characteristic of that stage, which wasinfluenced by the ancient Egyptian civilization and continued withthe properties of the Romanian Greek adds an important link in thecommunication of civilization on the land of Egypt.
And spread a lot of monuments and the Coptic Christian in Egyptand around Cairo, Sinai and the oasis of Fayoum, and others.
During the era known as Egypt's Coptic art and architecture andother cultural manifestations characteristic of that stage, which wasinfluenced by the ancient Egyptian civilization and continued withthe properties of the Romanian Greek adds an important link in thecommunication of civilization on the land of Egypt.
And spread a lot of monuments and the Coptic Christian in Egyptand around Cairo, Sinai and the oasis of Fayoum, and others.
The most important Coptic monuments in Cairo
Hanging Church
The church is located outstanding district of ancient Egypt is mediating a group of Coptic monuments and open BusbandthaMain Street St. George.
This church is known as the Hanging Church because it is basedon the ruins of two towers of the great turrets of the fort built by the Roman Emperor Trajan at the beginning of the second century AD.And accessed through stairs built on the tower close to the Easthas won the prestigious Church Fame because they are considered one of the oldest remaining churches in Egypt.
In the late Umayyad period (749 AD) was hit and damaged the church building was renovated in the succession of Harun al-Rashid as reported in a biography of Saint Mark in the history ofthe Patriarchs and rebuilt all the churches of the area at that time.
The renewed building of this church is also in the succession ofDear God, when the Fatimid allowed to Ephrem the SyrianPatriarch of the renewal of all the churches of Egypt and destroyedthem.
And renew the church was again in the Fatimid era, too.
Church of Saint Barbara
There is the Church of St. Barbara within the walls of fortress of Babylon, located below ground level by about two meters and forty centimeters, and can be reached several degrees to land on the ladder of stone.
And the church is rectangular in shape, and flat length of about twenty-six meters and a half meters and a width of approximately fourteen and a half meters tall.
Church Abe Serga
This church was established in the late fourth or early fifth century and it is likely constructed in the same place where she was when the Holy Family fled to Egypt from the face of Herod king of the Jews.
It is no less important from a historical and artistic about the Hanging Church and was the first church in Egypt after the monastery, home to the headquarters of Abu Patriarchs after Liturgy Tkirzhm in Alexandria.
This church was destroyed in the tenth century AD and was re-built again in the Fatimid period, was found on the remains of this church is carved in stone and the door reflect the magnificence of Coptic art in the fourth century have all been moved to the Coptic Museum.
Der Albanat Alrahrbat
One of the religious sites that are important to Christians, many of them and others are reluctant to visit him for a martyr's blessing of the monastery.
Consists of the convent of a rectangular room by the veil of wood maps to the square, and leads to the first entrance at the southern tip closes him Msraan Khcbian two ordinary lead to a spacious small square headed image mosaic of the martyr St. George riding a horse and in his right hand, which challenged by the dragon, to the east of This spacious there is another door leading to reception hall, simple is not the only six windows in the walls of the north and south (by three in each wall ahead with sides of the northern veil of wood maps strikethrough entrance lead to the shrine, and mediated with sides of the southern bend a small prepared for the candles), which illuminated Visitors .
Church Reehan
This is known to history as the Church Lady's Church is located Aladhire alley built a bunker. Established by one of the Patriarchs about the year 865 AD.
The length of the church 16 meters and 14 meters wide and a height of 10 meters and covers approximately Her plate structures and domes of brick Based on marble columns.
Church of Maryqreyous
This was the church of the Roman fort bring churches, according to some sources constructed by Athanasius buried about the year 684 AD, but, unfortunately, ate fire, since eighty years old place and built a new church. Was left of the old church, but a reception hall known as the "Bridal Chamber" dating to the fourteenth century
This room is divided by a 15 Mtrauardha of 12 meters almost to the "Hall" and "Ioanin" .. Balioan tribal some windows of the wood reliefs adorn the walls of plaster reliefs on the ceiling and color schemes.
Church of St. Markerios Abu Seven
Falls Church St, Abe swords in ancient Egypt, and significant impacts remaining in that church cave dark can be accessed Peace Small said that Anba Barsoum El-Erian had taken the place of worship for 25 years, a wet due to decline and was flooded days of flooding of the Nile and its altar of existing stone, and was held in the structure of the church service where the patients frequented the belief in healing.
The advantage of this church and all other churches as containing the largest number of unique Coptic icons which are due mostly to the year 1491 - year of the martyrs (Copts) - corresponding to 1775 AD. And some older than that.
And there was the barrier at the top of a wooden dish special seating places women and then followed by another barrier special section for men.
The most important Coptic monuments in Fayoum
Azab Monastery (Dimoshe)
An old monastery and returned to the Roman era, is located on the lone village 5 km south of Fayoum, known as the Monastery of the Virgin Mary and the martyr Abu Seven and named the monastery of St because of the body of St it .. And includes the monastery church of old and modern church and shrine of St conclusion and a museum of the church, and the rest of this monastery church antique old in the southeast corner of the yard known as the Church of Our Lady and includes the monastery five churches is the (Church of the Blessed Virgin, Saint Bishoy, Church of the Martyr the shrine and St concluding, the Church of Saint Samuel Church, Abraam), also includes places for retreats, a library, garden and house of Mchrisat and building services and conferences.
And includes the monastery also parts of the remains of the martyrs and saints of them (St. John the Baptist, St. Mark the Apostle, Saint the shrine, St. Martyr George Roman, St. Adami, St St, St. Simon the Tanner, of St George Hustler, St. Michael Bheiri Moharraqi student Abraam, St. Cross the new Abba Apollo, a pupil of Saint Anba Samuel the Confessor and Saint Priest Mikhail Eltokhe, and Martyr Barbara, and the martyr John Herqly and Father Abdel Massih Manahry, parts of the remains of the martyrs of Fayoum, and the martyrs of Akhmim and the five martyrs and saints, the Blessed Virgin in Maadi, and pupil of St. Thomas the tourist and the finger of St. Sidhom) .
Monastery of the Archangel (Gabriel) Mount Alngulwn
Lies 16 km southeast of the city of Fayoum Mount Alngulwn CenterEtsa and can be reached through the village lone due to the third century AD, known as Deir Abu stage, has been detected cavewhich was used by early Christians in the period of Roman persecution of Christianity, have been Began monastic life in thismonastery in the fourth century, which is supported by the existence of manuscripts containing the laws of the Order sent by St. Anthonyof the monks, which is a Alderalouhid in Egypt, named after the angel Gabriel or Gabriel lasted a monk until the 18 th century, asThe Saint Samuel the Confessor Lived in caves near it for 35 years.
The most important Coptic monuments in the southern Sinai
The Sinai since the first Christian centuries, one of the most important attractions of the monks, Christians, and has establishedmany of these monks from monasteries and churches in the valleys of the Sinai
The most important archeological sites in South Sinai
Monastery of St. Catherine
Monastery is located the foot of Mount Sinai, a mountainous areain the rugged beauty of the nature of endowments tract engaging,with good climate and quality of fresh water. To the west of themonastery there and led comfort.
The Monastery of Great Wall takes several internal buildings on each other, sometimes up to four floors penetrate the maze ofcorridors and retort. The construction of the monastery is likemedieval fortresses, and AL granite stones and has built towers incorners and has high walls between 12 and 15 meters .. Thelengths of the ribs 117 * 80 * 77 * 76 meters approximately.Construction of the monastery and back to the fourth century ADwhen Empress Helena, ordered the mother of EmperorConstantine in 342 AD contain monastery church building known as the Church of the Virgin at the site of the sacred tree or bushburning .. In the sixth century AD Emperor Justinian ordered to build a church in the same spot, known as the Church of the Transfiguration.
Most important archeological areas in the northern Sinai
Holy Family proceeded from Bethlehem to Gaza until Zaranik(Filossiat) west of ElArish to 37 km, and entered Egypt through the northern side of the hand Farma (Bloziom) located between thetowns of El Arish and Port Said.
