Date of source: Monday, September 27, 1999
The Assiut criminal court sentenced the murderers of father Aghnatios of Deir el-Muharraq with seven years of imprisonment with hard labor.
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 1999
The paper claims father Besada Iscaros was shot at by a mentally disturbed person. Priests from Dairut, however, told the RNSAW that they believe the man was an ’Islamic fundamentalist’ who had attacked the priest only because he was a priest.
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
Bishop Sawirus, bishop and head of Deir Al-Muharraq writing to Watany newspaper explains the monastery’s policy on evictions of tenants from land belonging to it, and presents evidence that suggests that the murderers of the monk did not do so because he was allegedly going to evict them. In fact,...
Date of source: Sunday, September 5, 1999
Last Thursday at five o’clock, the funeral for the monk Aghnatious of the Monastery of al-Muharaq was held.
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 1999
Mir Qibly is an Egyptian village which lies in the heart of the Qasqam mountain which is near Assiut in Upper Egypt. This is where the Holy Family lived for one hundred and eighty-five days in order to avoid King Herod who was hunting for them.