Marian devotion
Our Lady of Zeitoun
El Cairo, Egipto
The Virgin of Zeitoun is one of the most important Marian apparitions in Africa.
Country: El Cairo, Egipto
Type: Advocation / Apparition
Between 1968 and 1971, the Virgin Mary appeared on the Church of St. Mary in Zeitoun, Cairo. Thousands of people from various faiths saw her.
Coptic Pope Cyril VI approved the apparitions in 1968. The Virgin appeared as a luminous figure, sometimes with doves around her.
The Virgin of Zeitoun is a testimony that the Mother does not forget her children.
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