https://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/07/11/a-re-examination-of-the-holy-family-tradition-in-upper-egypt/2017-07-11T09:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/07/09/dayr-al-muharraq/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05508.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, ceiling paingting of the church in the Monastery of Dayr al-Muharraq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05511.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a monk standing in front of the acient iconostasis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05512.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, altar alleged to the first one in the whole word.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05531.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, episcopal palace in the Monastery of Dayr al-Muharraq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05533.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, grand gate of the Monastery of Dayr al-Muharraq..https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05506.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the Church of the Holy Virgin in the Monastery of Dayr al-Muharraq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_8873.jpgIMG_8873Photo: Shangyun Shen, Mulid market surrounding the Dayr al-Muharraq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_8870.jpgIMG_8870Photo: Shangyun Shen, boy peddling the goods in the Mulid.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/117-1781_img.jpg117-1781_IMGPhoto: Popko van Meekeren, Coptic monks reposing on the rooftop of Dayr al-Muharraq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn1485monastery-of-muharraq.jpgDSCN1485Monastery of MuharraqPhoto: Chinese Delegation, Day al-Muharraq in night.2017-07-09T12:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/visual-tour/upper-egypt/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc04957-copy1.jpgPilgrims flockingSONY DSC2017-07-09T09:30:58+00:00weekly0.6https://holyfamilyegypt.com/visual-tour/cairo/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_3213.jpgIn the Cave Church2017-07-09T09:03:48+00:00weekly0.6https://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/07/09/durunka/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05548-01.jpegSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, arches in Monastery of Dayr Durunka.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/image28a.jpgImage28ahttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/image25a.jpgImage25aPhoto: Norbert Schiller, a monk from Monastery of Dayr Durunka lights a candle at the entrance to the cave where apparitions of Virgin Mary have appeared in recen years.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/drunka-1.jpgDrunka 1Photo: Norbert Schiller, the main gate to the Monastery of Dayr Durunka.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/drunka-2.jpgDrunka 2Photo: Popko van Meekeren, the veiw of the Nilde Valley from the Monastery of Dayr Durunka. The main church below is the Coptic Catholic Church of the Holy Virgin.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05541.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the chapel in the Monastery of Dayr Durunka.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05551.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a monk wandering in the courtyard of Monastery of Dayr Durunka.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05537.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the main gate to the Monastery of Dayr Durunka.2022-01-01T20:59:56+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/07/05/sarakna/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn1495al-qussia.jpgDSCN1495Al-QussiaPhoto: Chinese Delegation, an overview of the town of al-Qusiya.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn1636.jpgDSCN1636Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn1643.jpgDSCN1643Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn1637.jpgDSCN1637Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn1656.jpgDSCN1656Photo: Chinese Delegation, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/119-1937_img.jpg119-1937_IMGPhoto: Popko van Meekeren 2002, Palm Sunday procession in Sarakna.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0843-saraqna.jpgIMG_0843 saraqnahttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc04910-saraqna.jpgSONY DSCSONY DSChttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0849.jpgIMG_0849Photo: Shangyun Shen, https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0850.jpgIMG_08502017-07-05T14:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/07/05/buq/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn2294.jpgDSCN2294Photo: Paul Perry, domes of the church in Buq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn2301.jpgDSCN2301Photo: Paul Perry, priest standing near the blessed well in the church of Buq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn2296.jpgDSCN2296Photo: Paul Perry, the blessed well in the church of Buq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn2311.jpgDSCN2311Photo: Paul Perry, altar covered in the church of Buq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc00652.jpgDSC00652Photo: Paul Perry, shrine of St. Dimyana inside the Church of Buq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc00643.jpgDSC00643Photo: Paul Perry, baptismal font in the church of Buq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscn2312.jpgDSCN2312Photo: Paul Perry, inlaid craft on the iconostasis of the church in Buq.2017-07-05T11:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/07/04/al-qusiya/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc04908.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, guest house in Qusiya.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc04927.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the church of Qusiya in night.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_8510.jpgIMG_8510Photo: Shangyun Shen, the church of Qusiya.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_8513-qusiya.jpgIMG_8513 qusiyaPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a door decorated with iconic panels in Qusiya.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc04904.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, gate of the church compound appearing at the end of an alley in Qusiya.2017-07-05T09:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/09/the-convent-of-st-george-mar-girgis/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page74-1005-full.jpgpage74-1005-fullPhoto: Coptic Cairo, the huge door in the main hall.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page74-1004-full.jpgpage74-1004-fullPhoto: Coptic Cairo, the faithful praying inside the shrine.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page74-1003-full.jpgpage74-1003-fullPhoto: Coptic Cairo, entrance to the chapel.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page74-1006-full.jpgpage74-1006-fullPhoto: Coptic Cairo, chains believed to once cuffed St. George.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page74-1000-full.jpgpage74-1000-fullPhoto: Coptic Cairo, the courtyard and the entrance to the convent. 2017-07-04T11:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/07/abu-serga/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page72-1006-full.jpgpage72-1006-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, icon showing the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page72-1005-full.jpgpage72-1005-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, reliefs showing equestrian saintshttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page72-1001-full.jpgpage72-1001-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, colums showing traces of figureshttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page72-1007-full.jpgpage72-1007-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, icon of the Virgin Mary.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05639.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a ancient baptismal font in the Church of Abu Serga.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05642.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a window on the iconostasis of the Church of Abu Serga.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05643.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a 13th century fresco remains in the Church of Abu Serga.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05645.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the holy cave in the Church of Abu Serga.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05647.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the blessed well in the Church of Abu Serga.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05651.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the pulpit in the Church of Abu Serga.2017-07-04T11:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/06/the-hanging-church/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page71-1000-full.jpgpage71-1000-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, aerial view of the Hanging Chuchhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page71-1009-full.jpgpage71-1009-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, fresco showing the birth of Christ.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page71-1004-full.jpgpage71-1004-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, the impressive pulpit of the Hanging Church.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page71-1002-full.jpgpage71-1002-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, inside the sanctuaries painted baldachins are placed above the altars. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page71-1001-full.jpgpage71-1001-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, the painting of the Virgin Mary depicted on a column.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page71-1006-full.jpgpage71-1006-fullPhoto: Coptic Museum, “Coptic Mona Lisa” dating back to the 8th century A.D. and representing Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ and John the Baptist. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05617.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, inside the church. Note that the vault ceiling resembling a hull bottom, it symbolizes the Noah's Ark. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05619.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, Lebanon ceder wood carving inlaid with ivory.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05620.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, one of the niches in the facade wall of the church, resembling Mihrab in mosques.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1072.jpgIMG_1072Photo: Shangyun Shen, an icon panel above the iconostasis of the church.2017-07-04T11:18:54+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/08/the-church-of-st-george-mar-girgis/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05584.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the round Church of Mar Girgis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05588.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, high relief of St. George slaying the dragon in the Church of Mar Girgis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05589.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a paiting depicting the flight into Egypt in the Church of Mar Girgis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05597.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, Christ the Pantocrator painted inside the dome of the Church of Mar Girgis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05603.jpgSONY DSCSONY DSChttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05598.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, inside the Church of Mar Girgis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05599.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, bells in belfry of the Church of Mar Girgis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05602.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, cemetery inside the church compound. 2017-07-04T10:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/19/sawada/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sawadaiconostasis-1.jpgSawadaIconostasis 1https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sawadaconstruction-2.jpgSawadaConstruction 2Photo: Popko van Meekeren, construction of a new church in full swing.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/148-4883_img.jpg148-4883_IMGPhoto: Popko van Meekeren, icon of the Virgin Mary and Jesus in the church of Sawada.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sawadaiconostasis-3.jpgSawadaIconostasis 3https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1628.jpgDSCN1628Photo: Paul Perry, interior of the Church of Apa Hor.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1648.jpgDSCN1648Photo: Paul Perry, the large Christian necropolis seen from the Church of Apa Hor. Part of the Christian community lives here.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1635.jpgDSCN1635Photo: Paul Perry, the entrance of the Church of Apa Hor. To the left are the empty tombs.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_133.jpgNS_133Photo: Norbert Schiller, parishioners parading new icons around the Church of Apa Hor after masshttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_132.jpgNS_132Photo: Norbert Schiller, dome of the Church of Apa Hor at Sawada.2017-07-04T09:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/04/12/dimyana/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/popko-dimyana.jpgPopko DimyanaPhoto: Popko van Meekerenm the gate leading to the monastery.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ca-krause-laif-egypt-nildelta-dimyana-metrpolitan-bishoi-020.jpgMetrpolitan Bishoy delivering a speech in the audiencePhoto: A.Krause-laif, Metrpolitan Bishoy delivering a speech in the audience.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ca-krause-laif-egypt-nildelta-dimyana-metrpolitan-bishoi-019.jpgMetrpolitan Bishoy in front of the icon of St. DimyanaPhoto: A.Krause-laif, Metrpolitan Bishoy in front of the icon of St. Dimyana.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ca-krause-laif-egypt-nildelta-dimyana-009.jpgaerial view of the Monastery of St. DimyanaPhoto: A.Krause-laif, aerial view of the Monastery of St. Dimyana.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ca-krause-laif-egypt-nildelta-dimyana-008.jpg(c)A.Krause-laif Egypt Nildelta Dimyana 008Photo: A.Krause-laif, Monastery of St. Dimyana.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ca-krause-laif-egypt-nildelta-dimyana-003.jpgentrance to the Monastery of St. DimyanaPhoto: A.Krause-laif, entrance to the Monastery of St. Dimyana.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ca-krause-laif-egypt-nildelta-dimyana-001.jpgMonastery of St. Dimyana.Photo: A.Krause-laif, Monastery of St. Dimyana.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0895.jpgtypical countryside pigeon perchPhoto: Paul Perry, typical countryside pigeon perch near the Conventhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0984.jpgthe entrance of the nuns’ residence inside the Convent of St. DimyanaPhoto: Paul Perry, the entrance of the nuns’ residence inside the Convent of St. Dimyana.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0987.jpgDSCN0987Photo: Paul Perry, the nun at the Convent of St. Dimyana. 2017-07-04T09:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/05/fortress-of-babylon/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gd-eg-caire-copte074.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: Wikipedia, the fortresshttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc05582.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a close look of the fortress.2017-07-02T14:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/archive/bibliography-on-the-holy-family-tradtion/2017-06-28T13:38:43+00:00weekly0.6https://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/20/dayrut-al-sharif/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn2358.jpgDSCN2358Photo: Paul Perry, a local standing beside a painting of the Holy Family’s journey to Egypt at the monastery outside the town of Dayrut Al–Sharif.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn2370.jpgDSCN2370Photo: Paul Perry, an icon of Anba Sarabam, bishop of Nikiou, Delta, who lived at the end of the third century. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn2372.jpgDSCN2372Photo: Paul Perry, pillars inside the Church of Anba Sarabam at Dayrut Al–Sharif. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn2355.jpgDSCN2355Photo: Paul Perry, a tree which is believed to have given shelter to the Holy Family during their visit to Dayrut Al–Sharif.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_153.jpgNS_153Photo: Norbert Schiller, a cross over the entrance of Dayr Abu Sarabam.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_151.jpgNS_151Photo: Norbert Schiller, the tree hanging over the wall is believed to have given shelter to the Holy Family, Dayrut al-Sharif.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_150.jpgNS_1502017-06-20T14:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/18/gabal-al-tayr/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_130.jpgNS_130Photo: Norbert Schiller, the worshiping tree.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05404.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, construction work being carried out in full swing on the mountain top in order to improve the infrastructure around the monuments. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05420.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, an icon inside the "Holy Cave".https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05424.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a cross marked on the the column.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05403.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the Church of the Holy Virgin at Gabal al-Tayr. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_129.jpgNS_129Photo: Norbert Schiller, a Coptic presit blessing a baby in the old church of Gabal al-Tayr.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_126.jpgNS_126Photo: Norbert Schiller, overlooking the Nile and the valley from Gabal al-Tayr.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_123.jpgNS_123Photo: Norbert Schiller, sanctuary opened in the ancient church of Gabal al-Tayr.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_122.jpgNS_122Photo: Norbert Schiller, a priest walking in the ancient church of Gabal al-Tayr.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_120.jpgNS_120Photo: Norbert Schiller, the ancient church of Gabal al-Tayr.2017-06-20T13:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/20/dayr-abu-hinnis/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-020.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, Coptc deacons in the decorated boat.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-032.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, processions.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-034.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, Bishop of Mallawi leading the processions.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-043.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, Bishop of Mallawi presiding the congregation.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-056.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, a vehicle with statues of the Holy Family on top.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-063.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, a vivid imitation of the Holy Family by the locals in Dayr Abu Hinnis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-068.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coptic-001-dayr-abu-hinnis.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, deacons offshore.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1830.jpgDSCN1830Photo: Paul Perry, a 6th century cave church in the mountains between Dayr Abu Hinnis and Dayr al-Barsha showing the oldest painting of the Flight into Egypt according to the gospel of Matthew. Here Herod gives orders to slay the children of Bethlehemhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1831.jpgDSCN1831Photo: Paul Perry, another mural in the cave dipicting an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream telling him to “take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt.” 2017-06-20T12:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/19/al-ashmunayn/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05490.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the probable baptismal tank near the altar of the ancient church.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05484.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, rubbles of the ancient Hermopolis Magna.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05499.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a painting of the Flight into Egypt inside the Church of St. Wadamon.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05493.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the Church of St. Wadamon under renovation. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn2081.jpgDSCN2081Photo: Paul Perry, the Church of Saint Wadamon in the village of Al–Ashmunayn.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_141.jpgNS_141Photo: Norbert Schiller, ancient Greek writing on the agora (marketplace) beside the Corinthian columns at Hermopolis Magna.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_139.jpgNS_139Photo: Norbert Schiller, the colossal Corinthian columns in al-Ashmunayn.2017-06-19T14:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/19/bir-al-sahaba/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1811.jpgDSCN1811Photo: Paul Perry, the well of Bir al-Sahaba.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05402.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, desert in Upper Egypt.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_142.jpgNS_142Photo: Norbert Schiller, Bir al-Sahaba2017-06-19T14:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/19/beni-hasan/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_1381.jpgPhoto: Norbert Schiller, an early inscription (later chipped away) of a cross inside the tomb of Nouternekht at Beni Hasan. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_1371.jpgNS_137Photo: Norbert Schiller, early Christian inscriptions dating to between the fourth and sixth centuries.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_1361.jpgNS_136Photo: Norbert Schiller, one of the pharaonic tombs at Beni Hasan. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_138.jpgNS_138https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_1351.jpgNS_135Photo: Norbert Schiller, the Nile Valley near the necropolis of Beni Hasan.2017-06-19T11:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/18/bahnasa/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1558.jpgDSCN1558Photo: Paul Perry, Muslim villagers standing around the Holy Family well and tree. Christians no longer live in Al-Bahnassa.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_113.jpgNS_113Photo: Norbert Schiller, ruins of a church beneath a Muslim cemetery at al-Bahnasahttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_112.jpgNS_112Photo: Norbert Schiller, the blessed well of al-Bahnasa.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_114.jpgNS_114Photo: Norbert Schiller, the arch of church ruin in al-Bahnasa.2017-06-18T12:41:29+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/15/dayr-al-garnus/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_109.jpgNS_109Photo: Norbert Schiller, the church of the Holy Virgin in Dayr al-Garnus.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_111.jpgNS_111Photo: Norbert Schiller, Coptic clerics drinking from the bleesed well. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05386.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a monk walking in the Chuch of Dayr al-Garnushttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05391.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the 16th century iconostasis of Dayr al-Garnus.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05398.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, a painting of Flight into Egypt appears in the courtyard of the church.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05395.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the back gate of Church complex in Dayr al-Garnus.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/copy-of-dscn1475.jpgCopy of DSCN1475Photo: Paul Perry, a beautifully decorated 19th century liturgical book in the Church of the Holy Virgin of Dayr al-Garnus.2017-06-15T11:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/15/ishnin-al-nasara/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_108.jpgPhoto: Norbert Schiller, sunset over the Church of St. George at Ishnin al-Nasara.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1341.jpgPhoto: Paul Perry, the Holy Family well at the Church of St. George, covered for protection. The local church restored the well and modernized it using marble. The villagers like such restoration, but people with a sense of antiquity reprimand it, showing the different taste between villagers and city people.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1379.jpgDSCN1379Photo: Paul Perry, a friendly woman feeding her geese. She welcomed us in her house to take photos from the roof. At the back we see the 12 domes of the Church of St. George, at Ishnin al-Nasara, and its guesthouse.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1444.jpgPhoto: Paul Perry, the two priests holding Eucharistic breads are brothers. The bread is leavened, unsalted made of the finest flour. The twelve crosses refer to the twelve disciples, and the five holes refer to the wounds of of crucifixion. We can also see the word ”Agios” or “Holy” written on the bread three times symbolizing the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1355.jpgDSCN1355Photo: Paul Perry, the 12 domes of the Church of St. Georgehttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1370.jpgDSCN1370Photo: Paul Perry, Christians family at Ishnin al-Nasara.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05362.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the Church of St. George.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05367.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, the entrance to the courtyard of the ecclesial complex. To the right of the gate is the rather tall belfry. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05371.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, Father Maximous checking a painting in the church, it depicts the Flight into Egypt. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc05374.jpgSONY DSCPhoto: Shangyun Shen, statue of the Virgin Mary opens her arm to show pilgrims the blessed well.2017-06-15T10:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/14/dayr-al-maymun/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_107.jpgNS_107Photo: Norbert Schiller, a villager passes by the Church of Abu Sefein in Dayr al-Maymun.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_106.jpgPhoto: Norbert Schiller, a villager rests at the door of the Church of Abu Sefein in Dayr al-Maymun.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_104.jpgPhoto: Norbert Schiller, the Churches of Abu Sefein and St. Anthony. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1277.jpgDSCN1277Photo: Paul Perry, members of a Christian family living near the Church of St. Anthony the Great, Dayr al-Maymun.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1288.jpgDSCN1288Photo: Paul Perry, an elderly Christian man on the roof of his house. behind him we can see the churches of St. Anthony the Great and the Church of Abu Sefein at Dayr Al-Maymun.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1296.jpgDSCN1296Photo: Paul Perry, father Girgis beside an ancient pillar of the old Church of Anthony. The ancient pillar has been almost entirely covered in concrete to support it.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1309.jpgDSCN1309Photo: Paul Perry, father Girgis opening the ancient door leading to the Church of Abu Sefein at Dayr al-Maymun.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1284.jpgDSCN1284Photo: Paul Perry, a view of the two historical Coptic Orthodox Churches at Dayr al-Maymun located amidst fields and farmers’ houses. To the left is the Church of St. Anthony the Great (251-356) and to the right is the Church of Abu Sefein. In the Church of St. Anthony is the cave where St. Anthony the founder of monasticism, had lived for some 20 years. According to tradition he worshipped in the Church of Abu Sefein.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1279.jpgDSCN1279Photo: Paul Perry, the sacred trough of St. Anthony surrounded by a fence.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn1308.jpgDSCN1308Photo: Paul Perry, a handkerchief of the Last Supper inside the Church of Abu Sefein. Notice the stars of David at the top of the picture. This is probably the only church in Egypt with these stars.2017-06-14T13:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/13/maadi/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_100.jpgNS_100Photo: Norbert Schiller, the curtain of the mian sanctuary in the church at Maadi.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_099.jpgPhoto: Norbert Schiller, the church at Maadi overlooking the Nile.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_098.jpgNS_098Photo: Norbert Schiller, a Coptic policeman seeking blessings from an Icon in the church at Maadi.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_097.jpgNS_097Photo: Norbert Schiller, the passageway trodden by the Holy Family to board the boat to Upper Egypt.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ns_096.jpgPhoto: Norbert Schiller, the church at Maadi overlooking the Nile.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/f1000029.jpgF1000029Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, the three domes of the Church of the Holy Virgin at Maadi.2017-06-14T11:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/14/al-muharraqa/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3848.jpgIMG_3848https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3841.jpgIMG_3841https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3838.jpgPhoto: Shangyun Shen, bent Pyramid of Dahsurhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3837.jpgIMG_3837Photo: Shangyun Shen, the bent Pyramid in Dahshurhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3832.jpgPhoto: Shangyun Shen, farmers harvesting the potatos in Dahshur. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pyramid-of-senusret-i.jpgPhoto: Wikipedia, the pyramid of Senusret I in Lishthttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pyramid-of-amenemhat-i.jpgPyramid of Amenemhat IPhoto: Wikipedia, the pyramid of Amenemhat I in Lisht.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pirc3a1mide_escalonada_de_meidum.jpgPirámide_escalonada_de_MeidumPhoto: Wikipedia, the pyramid at Meidum. An old photo.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/02_meidum_pyramid.jpgPhoto: Wikipedia, the pyramid at Meidum. What left is in fact the unfinished inner step pyramid, that should have had an outer layer according to the speculation. 2017-06-14T10:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/06/04/the-coptic-museum/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page48-1001-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, the Copts were famous for their outstanding weaving skills and exported their products to other Mediterranean countries. The textiles were mainly made of plain linen in which the entire surface was decorated with dyed woolen threads. This technique is called tapestry. In this tapestry, a winged erote is holding a garland. The lower right corner of this tapestry is decorated with leaves and bunches of grapes. Black was used for the outlines of the figures and different shades of the same color from blue to grey along with different reds give this piece a special optical effect. Such tapestry hangings furnished the houses of wealthy Copts and were either hung on walls or used as curtains. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page44-1003-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, in the centre of the depiction is the Virgin Mary riding on a white horse. Jesus is seated on St. Joseph’s right shoulder. In the background, a town with white houses refers to Egypt, the place of refuge. The sojourn of the Holy Family into Egypt plays an important role in the Coptic Church and is annually celebrated on the 1st of June. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page69-1003-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, this exceptional lintel depicts two scenes from the New Testament: The entry of Jesus, as a king, into Jerusalem and the Ascension. In the first scene (on the left) Jesus is entering the city on a donkey. There are three figures opposite of him: one is spreading his cloak before Christ. Another is praising Jesus by waving with a palm-branch and the dancing daughter of Zion (John 12:15) turns her head back to the second scene. Jesus is enthroned in a Mandorla supported by angels in full flight and two animals associated with the evangelists, the ox (Luke) and lion (Mark). Jesus is flanked by Virgin Mary (next to him on the left side) and the apostles. Above these two scenes a hymn in four Greek lines is praising Jesus. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page49-1007-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, dated to the 6th or 7th century, the external rim of this famous niche features a slightly protruding frame and two adjoining colonettes with simplified capitals. In the upper section Christ is enthroned in a mandorla (enclosed in an oval) carried on wheels with flames thrashing at its base. At the sides of the mandorla are the heads of the four creatures of the apocalypse that are also associated with the four evangelists: the eagle (St. John), ox (St. Luke), lion (St. Marc), and man (St. Matthew). The archangel Michael stands on the left while, Gabriel on the right. In the lower section the enthroned Holy Virgin, holding the infant Jesus, is flanked by the twelve apostles and two local saints. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page70-1001-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, ostraca are fragmentary pieces of pottery, stone or bone bearing inscriptions or a design. This ostracon shows part of a running horse, its body decorated with motifs and a Coptic word. This limestone ostracon with Coptic script is a letter from Phrangas to the pious priest Peter, asking for news of Peter’s health. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page50-1000-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, in 1945 a farmer discovered 13 codices (books) near the town of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt. They were sealed in a large terracotta jar and wrapped in leather bindings. These invaluable documents are written in Coptic and serve as the primary source of gnosticism, a religious movement in the early years of Christianity. The Gnostics (gnosis meaning “knowledge” in Greek) believed that divine experience could be achieved directly without a mediator like Jesus Christ who was needed to gain knowledge of the divine truth. Gnosticism was hindered by the official church from spreading its “heretical” ideas. The Nag Hammadi Library provides interesting information on religion, the Coptic language, philosophy and bookbinding techniques. The left page of the papyrus bears the end of the apocryphon (“secret teachings”) of John and the beginning of the gospel of Thomas. The right page of the papyrus is an excerpt from “On the Origin of the World”. The originals of the Nag Hammadi Library are kept in the manuscript archive at the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page47-1007-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, tombstones from the early years of Christianity are often decorated with an architectural structure symbolizing the house of God. Various Christian symbols fill the lower part of this gravestone. In the centre is Christ’s monogram, comprising the two Greek letters “Chi” and “Rho”. This monogram is the most common symbol of Jesus along with the cross and fish. Here it is flanked by looped crosses (crux ansata), formerly the Egyptian Hieroglyph “Ankh” (the key of life), and the first and last letter of the Greek alphabet “Alpha” and “Omega”, evoking eternity. All of these Christian signs are framed by fluted columns. Two leaves and a Greek inscription are set inside the pediment. The inscription gives the deceased’s name, the date of his death and expresses the wish that he may “rest in peace”. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/page47-1008-full.jpgPhoto: The Coptic Museum, this gravestone is carved with a looped cross, formerly the Egyptian “Ankh” (the Pharaonic key of life). It is decorated with a wreath-like pattern and flanked by Greek crosses. Another Greek cross is set inside the loop which is surrounded by a palm branch, which symbolises victory. 2023-10-25T05:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/05/31/klot-bek/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ns_068.jpgPhoto: Norbert Schiller, the Cathedral of St. Mark at Klot Bek by night. It was the Coptic Patriarchate from the 1850’s until 1968.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscn08721.jpgPhoto: Paul Perry, the interior of the Church of St. Mark that housed the Coptic Orthodox patriarchate from 1850’s until 1968, when the new patriarchate in Abassiya, Cairo, was inaugurated.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscn08681.jpgDSCN0868Photo: Paul Perry, interior of the central dome of the Cathedral of St. Mark at Klot Bek, Coptic Patriarchate from the 1850’s until 1968. The Holy Family is said to have blessed the well of a farmer who provided them with water and melons. The picture is of an interior painting of Jesus in its central big dome.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscn08391.jpgDSCN0839Photo: Paul Perry, the well at Klot Bek, which is said to have been blessed by the Holy Family as it belonged to a farmer who provided them with water and melons.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscn08471.jpgPhoto: Paul Perry, a monk standing inside the prayer room of the residence of the monastery of the Syrians near the Cathedral of Klot Bek.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscn08911.jpgPhoto: Paul Perry, a poor elderly woman sitting in her shop near the residence of the monastery of Al - Syrian near the Cathedral of Klot Bek.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscn0872.jpgDSCN0872https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscn0868.jpgDSCN08682017-05-31T12:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2001/12/28/the-refugee-savior/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2001/12/149-4991_img.jpghttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2001/12/coptic-006.jpgPhoto: John Winston Chinnery, Coptc deacons offshore.2017-05-28T14:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/02/27/dechiphering-christ-child/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/002_2musturud1.jpgPilgrim prayinghttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/150-5079_img.jpgCoptic BoyPhoto: Popko van Meekeren.2017-05-28T14:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/09/bilbays/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_019.jpgNS_019Photo: Norbert Schiller, the interior of the church Mar Girgis at Bilbays. In the corner stands a small model of the old church, which was built in the nineteenth century and replaced in the 1960s.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_018.jpgNS_018Photo: Norbert Schiller, a young boy chases geese on a roof alongside the Church of Mar Girgis, built in the 1960’s, in the center of Bilbays. 2017-05-28T13:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/02/goshen/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000015.jpgf1000015Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, Pharaonic tombs of the 22 nd dynasty [935 - 730 BC].https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000014.jpgf1000014Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, Pharaonic tombs of the 22 nd dynasty [935 - 730 BC].https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000013.jpgf1000013Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, Egyptologist Lutfi Sherif examing the Pharaonic columns.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000012.jpgf1000012Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, an overview of Tanis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000011.jpgf1000011Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, Egyptologist Lutfi Sherif gives an explanation to an Egyptian school girl.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000010.jpgf1000010Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, obelisk trumbling down.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000009.jpgf1000009Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, obelisk trumbling down.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000008.jpgf1000008Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, statue of Ramses II..https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000005.jpgf1000005Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, an overview of Tanis.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/f1000004.jpgf1000004Photo: Cornelis Hulsman, an overview of Tanis.2017-05-28T12:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/02/qantara/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0403.jpgA typical Coptic crossPhoto: Paul Perry, A typical Coptic cross, directed to the four corners of the earth at St. George Church in al-Qantara.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0402.jpgdscn0402Photo: Paul Perry, St. George Church in Al Qantara on the Suez Canal.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0406.jpgdscn0406Photo: Paul Perry, veil of the sanctuary with the picture of St. George at his church in al-Qantara.2017-05-28T12:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/02/farma-pelusium/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_003.jpgns_003Photo: Norbert Schiller, castle ruin.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_001.jpgns_001Photo from Norbert Schiller, castle ruin.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/image2a.jpgimage2aPhoto: Norbert Schiller, castle ruin.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/image1a.jpgimage1aPhoto: Norbert Schiller, castle ruin.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/190013102.jpg19001310Photo: Olvr Stcch, castle ruin.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/19001228.jpg19001228Photo: Olvr Stcch, church ruin.2017-05-28T11:53:47+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/01/searching-the-route-on-the-history-and-present-of-the-holy-family-tradition/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_1451.jpgKom MariaPhoto: Norbert Schiller, a priest blessed a child and two women at Kom Maria just outside the village of Dayr Abu Hinnis, where the Holy Virgin is said to have rested. Women came here to pray for the health of their children.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_118.jpgPriest of Gabal al-TayrPhoto: Norbert Schiller, a priest walks up the stairs leading to Gabal al-Tayr from the Nile Valleyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_173.jpgDayr al-MuharraqPhoto: Norbert Schiller, Dayr al- Muharraq sits in the middle of the Nile Valley surrounded by farmshttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_139.jpgAshmunaynPhoto: Norbert Schiller, the colossal Corinithian columns of the basilica of Hermopolis (al-Ashmunayn).https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_091.jpgChurch of St. BarbaraPhoto: Norbert Schiller, Easter celebration at the Churh of St. Barbara, Cairohttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_032.jpgChurch of SakhaPhoto: Norbert Schiller, the Church of the Holy Virgin at Sakha, where the stone with Jesus' footprint.2017-05-21T14:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/05/tell-basta/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/well2.jpgDCF 1.0Photo: Paul Perry, a 1st century well that according to Dr. Mahmoud Omar, was created by the Holy Family. This is, however, disputed by the Egyptian Antiquities Organization. This photo was taken in December 2002 after making a fence around the well in order to prevent pilgrims from drinking polluted water.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_010.jpgns_010Photo: Norbert Schiller, pharaonic temple stones scattered around.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_007.jpgns_007Photo: Norbert Schiller, a 1st century well that according to Dr. Mahmoud Omar, was created by the Holy Family. This is, however, disputed by the Egyptian Antiquities Organization. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_005.jpgns_005Photo: Norbert Schiller, stones with pharaonic inscription.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_004.jpgns_004Photo: Norbert Schiller, Stones from a Pharaonic temple at Tell Basta.2017-05-21T14:24:57+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/07/zaqaziq/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/40610688.jpgMar Girgis CathedralPhoto: Walid Ashour, Mar Girgis Cathedral in Zaqaziqhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/18283894-1.jpg18283894 (1)Photo: Walid Ashour, St. Mary and St. John the Baptist Church in Zaqaziq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_0142.jpgNS_014Photo: Norbert Schiller, St. Mary and St. John the Baptist Church in Zaqaziq.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_0141.jpgns_014https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ns_0131.jpgns_0132022-12-03T22:24:45+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/03/07/musturud/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0640.jpgdscn0640Photo: Paul Perry, Inside the cave where the Holy Family stayed and found shelter at the church of the Holy Virginhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0685.jpgdscn0685Photo: Paul Perry, the gate leading to the Church of the Holy Virginhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0680.jpgdscn0680Photo: Paul Perry, a mosque’s minaret seen through the domes of the Church of the Holy Virgin at Musturud. It is common to have a mosque close to a church.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0661.jpgdscn0661Photo: Norbert Schiller, the Holy Virgin Church at Musturud. After a long day of traveling, the Holy Family was in need of shelter and water. They found a cave in Musturud where they rested and at that spot Jesus created a well, which the Holy Family used for drinking, washing and bathing. This well is now located inside this church.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscn0652.jpgdscn0652Photo: Paul Perry, a church worker standing beside the well at the Church of the Holy Virgin at Musturud. This well was created by Jesus to provide the Holy Family with water during their stay at Musturud. At the background we can see the steps leading down to the cave where the Holy Family rested and found shelter.2017-05-21T14:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/04/12/daqadus/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ns_023.jpgCrosses of DaqadusPhoto: Norbert Schiller, crosses on the domes above the church at Daqadus.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ns_021.jpgthe well in the compound of the Church of the Holy Virgin at DaqadusPhoto: Norbert Schiller, the well in the compound of the Church of the Holy Virgin at Daqadus, that is said to have been blessed by the Holy Family. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ns_020.jpgNS_020Photo: Norbert Schiller, the Church of the Holy Virgin at Daqadus looks onto the green fields on the outskirts of town.2017-05-21T14:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/04/12/samannud/https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0920.jpgintricate woodwork on the iconostasis and the royal door leading to the sanctuary of the Church of the Holy Virgin and St. Apa NubPhoto: Paul Perry, intricate woodwork on the iconostasis and the royal door leading to the sanctuary of the Church of the Holy Virgin and St. Apa Nub at Samannud.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0917.jpgbeautiful paintings on the iconostasis of the Church of the Holy Virgin and St. Apa NubPhoto: Paul Perry, beautiful paintings on the iconostasis of the Church of the Holy Virgin and St. Apa Nub at Samannud. We can see the big cross, the icons of the Last Supper, and the icons of the four Evangelists on it.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0925.jpga priest carrying the relicsPhoto: Paul Perry, a priest carrying the relics of St. Apa Nub at the Church of the Holy Virgin and St. Apa Nub at Samannud. Observe the man who is kissing the relics of the saint so that he can receive his blessings. This is a familiar sight in the Coptic Orthodox Church, following the faith of the woman who had an issue of blood in the Bible who believed in the heavenly power in a mere touch of Jesus’ garment and “said within herself, If I May but touch his garment, I shall be whole” [Matthew 9:20-21].https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0930.jpga priest from SamannudPhoto: Paul Perry, a priest opening the place where the relics of St. Apa Nub are preserved at the Church of the Holy Virgin and St. Apa Nub at Samannud. https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0934.jpgDSCN0934Photo: Paul Perry, the well of the Church of the Holy Virgin and St. Apa Nub which was blessed by the Holy Family during their stay of 14 to 17 days in the town of Samannud. The well is covered to protect it from dirt and pollution.https://holyfamilyegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0933.jpgthe water of the well in SamannudPhoto: Paul Perry, the water of the well blessed by the Holy Family. 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