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Our Lady of Zeitoun, also known simply as El-Zeitoun, Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light, was a mass Marian apparition that was reported to have occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo, Egypt, during a period of about 3 years beginning on 2 April 1968.
Apr 26, 2017 · Our Lady of Zeitoun and Christianity in Egypt – Catholic World Report. It is estimated that from 1968 to 1971, at least one million Egyptians (and numerous foreigners) saw a luminous...
Jul 27, 2020 · Most would say Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, where approximately 70,000+ people witnessed the Miracle of the Sun. However, most prolifically witnessed miracle of the Virgin Mary in the 20th century, and perhaps ever, was at Zeitoun, Egypt from 1968 to 1971.
May 7, 2024 · George Ryan. - May 7, 2024. 744. 0. Between 1968 and 1971, Our Lady of Zeitoun appeared over the rooftop of St. Mary’s Coptic Church in Cairo, Egypt. Witnessed by an estimated quarter of a million people, this is one of the most observed Marian apparitions in history!
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.
While the message of Heaven (given through Mary) was greater at Fatima, Lourdes, LaSalette, Akita, etc., perhaps Zeitoun is the most impressive appearance of Mary in Church history. Fr. Chris Alar explains why.
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The Blessed Virgin Mother chose neither of the two cathedrals nor the Catholic Church for her appearances which began in 1968. Rather, she appeared at an Orthodox Church, named Saint Mary, located in Zeitoun, north of Cairo and close to where the Holy Family lived during their exile in Egypt.
