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The Church of the Virgin Mary at Zeitoun (The Apparition Church) is a Christian church in Cairo, Egypt, built in 1924. Overview. The church was built by Tawfik Khalil Ibrahim, in memory of his father. It was designed as a miniature of the Hagia Sophia church in Istanbul, Turkey and built under the supervision of the Italian architect Leomingelli.
4 May 1968, Canonically granted by Pope Kyrillos VI. Venerated in. Oriental Orthodoxy. Shrine. Church of the Virgin Mary, Zeitoun, Cairo, Egypt. Patronage. Egypt. Attributes. Virgin Mary dressed in white, dove on her head, holding an olive branch while in praying position over a bell tower.
Jul 27, 2020 · From April 2, 1968 to May 29, 1971, the Virgin Mary appeared weekly on average, especially around feast days, on top of St. Mary’s Coptic Church in Zeitoun for all to see. This was not something just witnessed in a mystical vision by a few; it was a supernatural experience perceived by massive crowds for years.
Mar 15, 2016 · It was the evening of April 2, 1968. A Muslim bus mechanic named Farouk Mohammed Atwa was working across the street from St. Mary Coptic Church in Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt. The church is revered as one of the locations Christians believe the Holy Family stayed during their flight to Egypt.
The Virgin Mary makes hundreds of appearances over St. Mary's church in Zeitoun, Egypt from 1968 through 1971.
About the Virgin Mary Church in Zeitoun: The Virgin Mary Church belongs to the Coptic Christians in Egypt. In 1924 some of Zeitoun Copts wanted to build a church and asked a wealth man, Mr. Khalil Ibrahim, to donate and contribute a piece of terrain of land here.
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The Church of the Virgin Mary at Zeitoun (The Apparition Church) was built by Tawfik Khalil Ibrahim, under the supervision of the Italian architect Leomingelli. The church was designed as a miniature of the Hagia Sophia church in Istanbul, Turkey.
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