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The Church of St. Barbara: dedicated first to two physician-martyrs, then to the saint whose relics arrived later
Nel Vecchio Cairo, la chiesa oggi nota come Santa Barbara fu originariamente dedicata ai santi Ciro e Giovanni,…
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Egypt
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The Church of St. George: the only round church in Egypt, built directly on top of a Roman tower
Nel Vecchio Cairo, la Chiesa greco-ortodossa di San Giorgio, nota come Mari Girgis, sorge sopra una delle torri…
Church
The Hanging Church: the Coptic church whose nave is literally suspended over a Roman fortress gate
La Chiesa Sospesa deve il proprio nome alla sua posizione: costruita sopra un portale della fortezza di Babilonia,…
Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Anthony: the oldest Christian monastery in the world, where the founder’s grave was hidden on purpose
Nel deserto orientale d'Egitto, non lontano dal Mar Rosso, sorge il monastero di Sant'Antonio, fondato intorno al 356…
Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite: built around the cave of the first Christian hermit, where a raven and two lions play the leading roles
Nel deserto orientale d'Egitto, non lontano dal Mar Rosso, il monastero di San Paolo l'Anacoreta sorge attorno alla…
Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner: the cave church built on the legend of a mountain that moved
Sulla montagna di Mokattam, sopra il quartiere del Cairo dove vivono gli zabbalĂn (i raccoglitori di rifiuti copti),…
Monastery
The Red Monastery: the church whose spectacular painted interior lay hidden under soot for over a thousand years
Vicino a Sohag, nell'Alto Egitto, il Monastero Rosso (Deir al-Ahmar) prende il nome dai mattoni cotti rossi con…
Monastery
The White Monastery: the fortress-church built from recycled pharaonic temple stone, once home to over 4,000 monks and nuns
Vicino a Sohag, nell'Alto Egitto, il Monastero Bianco (Deir al-Abyad) fu fondato nel 442 d.C.
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Theban Necropolis
Sacred burial ground for Egypt's pharaohs and elite spanning the Pharaonic period, reaching its zenith during the New…
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