Church of the Virgin Mary of Maadi

Marian vocation of Cairo (Maadi) (Cairo)
Recognized by the Church

It is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Maadi, south of Cairo, about 10 km from Old Cairo, next to the Nile. It belongs to the Orthodox Coptic Church, and is also visited by Catholics. According to the Church's tradition in Egypt, Maadi is one of the places where the Holy Family would have passed during her flight to Egypt, crossing or following the course of the river from here. There is no detailed historical documentation available outside this pious tradition.

Main data

Origin and history

It is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Maadi, south of Cairo, about 10 km from Old Cairo, next to the Nile. It belongs to the Orthodox Coptic Church, and is also visited by Catholics. According to the Church's tradition in Egypt, Maadi is one of the places where the Holy Family would have passed during her flight to Egypt, crossing or following the course of the river from here. There is no detailed historical documentation available outside this pious tradition.

The image and the sanctuary

The temple is located next to the Nile, in the place traditionally associated with the passage of the Holy Family. There are local pious stories (such as that of a bible found floating in the Nile near the church) that do not contain academic historical documentation and are considered local pious tradition.

Sponsorship and coronation

It is not available.

Party and devotion

As a Marian temple, it is linked to the great feasts of the Virgin. It is a place of devotion linked to the route of the Holy Family, to which Copts and Catholics come.

Link to the Rosary

To contemplate the passage of the Holy Family through these lands leads to meditating on the joyful mysteries of the Rosary, where Mary accompanies the Child in his childhood and pilgrimages. The Rosary is the way to accompany the Mother as she accompanied Jesus.