The print of the Child Jesus in Sakha
Sakha · Delta del Nilo · Egipto
The Nile Delta and the Holy Family
The route of the Holy Family through Egypt, according to the Coptic tradition, included the Nile Delta before going back to Upper Egypt. Poverty - the ancient Xoïs of the Pharaones, today a village in the province of Kafr el-Sheikh - is one of the places on the route where tradition places a stay of the Sagrada Familia.
The stone with the print
In the Church of the Virgin Mary of Sakha a stone is venerated which, according to tradition, retains the footprints of the Child Jesus. History tells that when the Holy Family rested in Sakha, the little Jesus stepped on a soft stone that kept the mark of his foot. The stone was later covered by the Nile in a flood and recovered centuries later.
Geological reviews of the stone indicate that it is of a different composition to the local environment, suggesting that it was brought from another place. Believers interpret it as evidence of the authenticity of tradition.
The place of pilgrimage
The Church of the Virgin Mary of Sakha receives pilgrims throughout the year. The major feast - coinciding with the entrance of the route of the Holy Family in the Coptic Liturgical Calendar - congregates thousands of pilgrims from the Nile Delta. The small print on the stone is the object of the most affectionate devotion of the entire route of the Holy Family in Egypt: for it is the mark of a child's foot.
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