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Cave Churches |
We are the only site that present them.
Nothing could be so impressive like them.
4 cave churches could be seen over the mountain.
St. marry - St. Simon - St. mark - St. Paula churches
Entrance of the St.Mary church in the mountain Know as the cathedral.
No one could imagine to be rewarded with such beauty going through the very poor area in the mountain
An over view of the
St. marry church
it could take 20.000 seated members.
it is considered the largest church in Egypt & the world.
1.5 million tons of debris had to be lifted from the cave to prepare it. all done by the poor Christian community of the garbage collectors under father Simon.
Guiding a group of reverent at the St. Mary
All
over the mountain you find records of biblical stories in vivid colors.
The church of St. Pola was found when a loader fell into the pit.
In front of the sanctuary a little girl that fell a sleep and was left behind after clothing the church was escorted by the saint pola till the morning:" the little girl relates"
this picture was the only surviving object when the church burnt in 1991. " the locals relates"
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