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6. A monk looking for a job
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 1997
Subtitle:- Some monks in Saint Samuel’s Monastery broke into the room of a fellow monk and took everything.- Did one of the monks say to the bishop "I will tie you up and send you to the pope with my thanks"The case of Monk Gawargius al-Sa’omuli and goings-on at Saint Samuel’s Monastery.
19. Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalut writes letter to the editor of al-Musawwar about Taha al-‘Ameda
Date of source: Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Archpriest Marcos Emil Mikhael, Secretary of the Bishopric of Samalut, responds to in the article in Al-Musawwar, May 14, 2004, about the incident of Taha Al-‘Ameda.
16. An insecticide was behind the death of the expelled monk
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2001
Investigations revealed that the death of the expelled monk Boulis Al-Baramousi was the result of eating food poisoned with a very dangerous insecticide that is not for domestic use.
9. The death of an expelled monk may cause a new conflict in Egypt
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2001
Egyptian security bodies announced the death of the expelled monk Boulis Al-Baramousi. The monk was found dead as a result of eating poisoned food. The prosecution decided there should be an autopsy and ordered investigations to prove that there were no criminal suspicions about his death,...
35. The world of monasteries
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2000
The world of faith and believers is a very special world, a very beautiful one. The world of monasticism and the world of monasteries are two magnificent worlds. Their inhabitants have left the world turning their backs to it for the sake of God Almighty...
36. Coptic documents - where can they be found?
Date of source: Friday, August 20, 1999 to Friday, August 27, 1999
Historical facts and evidences prove that Egyptian monasteries and Coptic churches in the Christian era were a centre for study, copying and inscribing manuscripts and documents of the Coptic era. There was rarely a church that didn’t have a library. Monks were clever at inscribing and binding...
19. Tracing the holy trail
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 1999 to Wednesday, July 14, 1999
The Egyptian private sector is taking the lead in restoring the Holy Family sites which are being promoted as a destination for religious tourism in June 2000. On 1 June next year, modern-day pilgrims from around the globe will follow the route the Holy Family took from Sinai through the Delta to...
17. A life like no other
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999 to Wednesday, April 14, 1999
Copts prepare to celebrate Easter next Sunday [11 April 1999], and Egypt’s monasteries are making ready. It is the desert fathers who caused the monastic movement to bloom worldwide, and it is their spiritual heirs who continue to take the vows today.."
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