Dayr Al-Malak Mikha’il (Akhmim)

Leave a Comment / Places / By Arsanious Adel

DAYR AL-MALAK MIKHA’IL (Akhmim) History This small monastery, of which nothing remains but the church surrounded by an enclosure, is near the village of al-Salamuni on the edge of the desert, 1.25 miles (2 km) north of al-Hawawish, on the right bank of the Nile, almost 4 miles (6 km) from Akhmim. It seems to …

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Dayr Al-‘Adhra’ (Akhmim)

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DAYR AL-‘ADHRA’ (Akhmim) One of a group of three small monasteries near the village of al-Hawawish, to the northeast of AKHMIM on the edge of the desert. This village is situated about 3 miles (5 km) from Akhmim. About a mile from the village is the Monastery of the Martyrs (DAYR AL-SHUHADA). Dayr al-‘Adhra’ is …

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Pilgrimages

Leave a Comment / History / By Armia FAYEZ

PILGRIMAGES There are more than sixty centers of Coptic pilgrimage in Egypt, of which the main ones are those of the Virgin Mary at Musturud, Saint Menas at Maryut, Saint George (Mar Jirjis) of Mit Damsis, Sitt Dimyanah near Bilqas, and Anba Shinudah at Dayr al-Abyad, near Suhaj. For the Copts, pilgrimage is a religious …

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Dayr Al-Shuhada’ (Akhmim)

Leave a Comment / Places / By Youssef Matta

DAYR AL-SHUHADA’ (Akhmim) History The Monastery of the Martyrs is situated on a slight elevation in the desert, about half a mile north of al-Hawawish, which is itself about 4 miles (6 km) east of Akhmim. It is neighbor to two other monasteries, DAYR AL-MALAK MIKHA’IL and DAYR AL-‘ADHRA’ (Monastery of the Virgin). Several travelers …

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