Marian Advocations of Egypt
Egypt has an exceptional Marian weight: the memory of the Holy Family in its flight, the great sanctuaries of modern apparitions and an intense Coptic and Catholic devotion that will venerate Mary as Mother of Light.
♪ Wonders and Marian anecdotes of Egypt
- In 1968, on the domes of the Coptic church of Zeitun in Cairo, crowds of Christians and Muslims for months saw a luminous figure of the Virgin, recognized by the Coptic Patriarch Cyril VI.
- According to the Coptic tradition, the Holy Family rested next to the Tree of the Virgin in Matariya- Heliopolis, where a spring had sprung, a place venerated since ancient times by Christians and Muslims.
- The monastery of the Virgin of Dair al-Muharraq, in Upper Egypt, retains the tradition of the extended stay of the Holy Family, becoming a great pilgrimage center of the route of the flight to Egypt.
El Cairo
Church of the Virgin Mary of Haret Zuweila
It is a Marian historical church, considered the oldest in the district of Haret Zuweila in Cairo, near the Fatimi area, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
"Our Lady, Church of the Virgin Mary of Haret Zuweila, pray for us.
Church of the Virgin Mary of Maadi
It is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Maadi, south of Cairo, about 10 km from Old Cairo, next to the Nile.
"Our Lady, Church of the Virgin Mary of Maadi, pray for us.
Egypt
Our Lady of Al-Warrāq
Se cuenta que en diciembre de 2009 tuvo lugar una presunta aparición mariana en el barrio cairota de Al-Warrāq (Warrak), presentada en las fuentes como «la última gran aparición mariana en Egipto».
"Our Lady of Al-Warrāq, pray for us.
Our Lady of Assyut
Since very old, the region of Asiut is linked to the Coptic tradition of the Escape to Egypt, according to which the Holy Family would have passed or remained in various places of Upper Egypt, including the area of Assiut.
"Our Lady of Asiut, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Tree of the Virgin
The devotion to the Tree of the Virgin of Matariya- Heliopolis, in Cairo, is supported by the entire Coptic tradition that identifies this place with a stage of the Holy Family's journey in its flight to Egypt.
"Our Lady of the Tree of the Virgin, pray for us.
Our Lady of Shoubra
Egypt's list of modern Marian apparitions includes Shoubra (Shubra), a populous Cairo neighborhood with a strong Coptic presence, dated 1987.
"Our Lady of Shoubra, pray for us.
Our Lady of Zeitún
Our Lady of the Monastery of Al-Muharraq
The monastery of the Virgin of Dair al-Muharraq, in the region of Upper Egypt (governorate of Asiut), is the great centre of Marian memory associated with the tradition of the stay of the Holy Family in Egypt.
"Our Lady of the Monastery of Al-Muharraq, pray for us.
Asiut (Upper Egypt)
Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Dronka
It is a national Marian monastery and great sanctuary, located in Dronka, near Asiut, in Upper Egypt, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
"Our Lady, Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Dronka, pray for us.
Cairo (Coptic Quarter)
Church of the Virgin Mary (Hanging Church)
It is one of the oldest and most well-known Marian churches in Cairo, located in the Coptic neighborhood, on the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
"Our Lady, Church of the Virgin Mary (Pendant Church), pray for us.
Our Lady of Zeitoun (Mother of Light)
Since April 2, 1968 and for about three years, crowds of Christians and Muslims saw a luminous figure of the Virgin on the domes of the Coptic Church...
"Our Lady of Zeitoun, pray for us."
Our Lady of Assiut
On the night of August 17, 2000, a very intense light sprang from the Coptic church of San Marcos de Assiut and many saw the Virgin among her towers, accompanied by palom...
"Our Lady of Assiut, pray for us."
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