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The Forbidden Pilgrimage: Pope Shenouda III's Ban on Coptic Travel to Israel, and its Religious, Political, and Cultural Interpretations and Implications for the Coptic Orthodox Church
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The 1967 Six Day War with Israel changed the face of Coptic pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
3. Visit to the Monastery of Saint Macarius
Date of source: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sitting under the jasmine trellis as the passing of the last languid golden rays is mourned by the bell’s knell heralding the evening prayer to the black and brown-clad monks, the mind is tempted to imagine their every footstep toward the church a timeless recreation along a path first trod Saint...
3. Visiting Atfih and Dayr al-Maimun, places of great importance to the traditions of St. Paul the Simple and St. Anthony
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
CIDT Intern Alexander Wamboldt visits Atfih and Dayr al-Maimun in southern Egypt, site of ancient monasteries and contemporary churches, and reports with photographs.
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