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Dayr Al-Khadim

DAYR AL-KHADIM Ibn Duqmaq (1893, p. 8) and al-MAQRIZI (1853, Vol. 2, p. 505) mentioned a Dayr al-Khadim that was near Bahr Yusuf (al-Manha) in the province of Bahnasa and was dedicated to the angel GABRIEL. The State of the Provinces in 1375 indicates the same (‘Abd al- Latif, 1810, p. 689). Ramzi (1953-1968, Vol. …

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Dayr Al-Amir Tadrus (Muna Al-Amir)

Places / By Arsanious Adel

DAYR AL-AMIR TADRUS (Muna al-Amir) This monastery bears a portion of the Arabic name of THEODORUS OF SHOTEP, al-Amir Tadrus al-Shutbi. After Theodorus’ martyrdom by fire, his remains were saved at great expense by a rich Christian woman, who transported them to Egypt after the Edict of Milan in 312 and buried them in a …

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Pilgrimages

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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Paphnutius Of Pbow, Saint

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

PAPHNUTIUS OF PBOW, SAINT A fourth-century monk who was steward of the koinonia (community) established by Saint PACHOMIUS. A younger brother of Saint THEODORUS OF TABENNESE, Paphnutius came to the monastery of Tabennese a few years after his brother. When Pachomius established the general administration of the koinonia at PBOW, he appointed Paphnutius as the …

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Monasteries In And Around Cairo

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

MONASTERIES IN AND AROUND CAIRO Several monasteries that earlier were outside Cairo are today swallowed up by the development of greater Cairo. To the north, there was a village called Damanhur Shubra or Damanhur Shahid (Dayr Yuhanna), and not far from there but outside Cairo in the Middle Ages, DAYR AL-KHANDAQ, which contained several churches. …

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Monasteries Of The Fayyum

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

MONASTERIES OF THE FAYYUM In the notice about the patriarch KHA’IL I (744-767), the HISTORY OF THE PATRIARCHS indicates that there were then thirty-five monasteries in the Fayyum. ABU SALIH THE ARMENIAN repeats the same information, which he seems to relate to the same period; he names or describes only eight of them. Al-Nabulsi cites …

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Monasteries Of The Upper Sa‘Id

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

MONASTERIES OF THE UPPER SA‘ID. The upper Sa‘id encompasses the southern third of the Nile Valley, according to its division (from Cairo to Aswan) into three sections by the ancient Greek geographers and their Arabic imitators (see Grohmann, 1959, pp. 21, 27). Left or West Bank The first site is at Abydos, which was greatly …

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Clerical Ordination

System / By Armia FAYEZ

CLERICAL ORDINATION The right of a bishop to ordain Christians of his diocese as deacons and priests is so generally recognized that the canons of the Coptic church (see CANONS, ECCLESIASTICAL) relate only to abuses: for instance, the ordination of Christians from another diocese or the acceptance of a gift for the ordination. The bishop’s …

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Icons, Coptic

Heritage / By Armia FAYEZ

ICONS, COPTIC Holy panel paintings of Christ, the Virgin Mary, saints, or subjects from the Old and New Testaments. The word icon is derived from the Greek word eikon, meaning “image” or “portrait.” Icons are symbols of the invisible presence of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. They are the connection between the church …

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Coptic See Of Jerusalem

Places / By Armia FAYEZ

COPTIC SEE OF JERUSALEM From the beginning of the Christian era, Egypt and Egyptians have had a privileged status in Jerusalem. In the Acts of the Apostles, it is mentioned that Egyptians were among those who witnessed the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. It is also mentioned (Acts 6:9) that Alexandrians, with others, …

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