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Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Al-
Maydān publishes the Supreme Council of Antiquities’ resolution no.
2129, dated July 18, 2006,
which calls for immediate restoration of the Hanging Church in Old Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, August 31, 2006
The author discusses
the problems facing the Hanging
Church as priests accuse a Christian businessman of encroaching on the sanctity of
the church by building
bazaars in front of the Mār Girgis church. Some point an accusing finger at the
Supreme Council of
Antiquities for supporting the...
Date of source: Friday, August 25, 2006
The author reviews an old article of Pope Shenouda published
in 1951. The
article expresses the Pope’s opinion on the idea of establishing a churches union.
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2006
The author focuses on vows and donations for Egyptian churches, how the
financial yield from these funds is spent and the way these funds are managed.
Date of source: Thursday, October 25, 2001
Old Cairo is one of the most
important places for religious tourism in Egypt, as the Hanging Church, the oldest church in the world and Amr Ibn
Al-A’as mosque, the oldest mosque in Egypt are located there. Both the church and the mosque are restored at the
expenses of the State. There is no...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Dīnā Wadīʿreports on the historical importance of the Hanging Church as well as its architectural design. She believes that the church represents one of the most important Christian historical monuments in Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, September 8, 2005
Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl states that he has received many letters encouraging him to continue writing about the ’emperor’ of Old Cairo, a merchant who has allegedly been buying up property in the area and has threatened priests and nuns. Thirteen priests have resorted to the senior security...
Date of source: Thursday, September 1, 2005
A merchant in Misr al-Qadīma has broken the law by building a bazaar within a historical area. His disrespect for the sacred buildings in the area is not unlike his disrespect for the priests and nuns there. The so-called ’Emperor of Misr al-Qadīma’ is said to have insulted, harassed and assaulted...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The Cairo Foreign Press Association organized a visit to Coptic Old Cairo with Prof. Dr. Peter Grossmann and asked Cornelis Hulsman to write a report for the FPA Bulletin in May 2002. Hulsman pointed out that visiting Old Cairo with a scholar is very different from visiting it with Coptic clergy.
Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 2004
With its wealth of churches, the site known as Misr al-Qadima or Old Cairo is one of the richest regions in Cairo with Coptic monuments. The Coptic Heritage Lovers Society (CHLS) earlier this month held a three-day conference at the Mar Mina Church in Fomm al-Khaleeg, Old Cairo, the second such...
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