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From 1660 to 1800 the church was the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria. In 1660 Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria transferred the seat from Ḥārat Zūwayla to Ḥārat al-Rūm, [3] where it remained until 1800 when Pope Mark VIII transferred the patriarchal seat to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Azbakeya.
The Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Mary of Egypt on Parmouti 6, [9] which is 14 April in the Gregorian calendar. In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, Saint Mary of Egypt is commemorated on 1 April according to the 2004 Roman Martyrology ( Ordinary Form ) and on 2 April in the 1956 Roman Martyrology ( Extraordinary Form ].
The chapel of St Mary was first mentioned in a map dating from 1296. [1] However, the location of this original chapel is not known. It may be the present chapel was built on the exact site of the medieval chapel. The original chapel must have been ravaged on numerous occasions by pirates that attacked the island due to its defenseless shores.
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt. The Church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, since the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451.
St. Mary and Saint Joseph escaping to Egypt. One of the icons in the church. St. Mary's is the oldest church in Shubra, and has held a prominent role in the area since its founding. [1] On 31 March 1922, a group of Christians formed an association to build the first church in Shubra. [2]
However, the earliest mention of the church was a statement in the biography of the patriarch Joseph I (831–849), when the governor of Egypt visited the establishment. The church was largely rebuilt by the Pope Abraham (975–978) and has seen many other restorations including an extensive repair and restoration of the church and its ...
19th century Neoclassical style St. George Church (1878-1880), [4] Mid-20th century Holy Virgin Mary's Recent Church (1940-1964). [5] The Church of al-Adhra (Church of the Virgin) at the monastery was built over an ancient cave. It is claimed that Mary and Jesus spent six months and ten days here on their flight into Egypt from King Herod. [6]
'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the pope of Alexandria on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark , who also carries the title of Father of fathers, Shepherd of shepherds ...