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Nov 30, 2022 · JERUSALEM — Razzouk Tattoo studio in Jerusalem’s Old City is most likely the oldest in the world. It is an iconic landmark, attracting tourists from all corners of the Earth, because the Razzouk family has been tattooing since the year 1300. They began in Egypt, their homeland, tattooing crosses on Coptic Christians.
Apr 28, 2017 · While offering tattoos to the small population of Coptic Christians in Jerusalem at the time, the Razzouk family quickly became ingrained in the pilgrimage tattoo practice, Wassim tells MEE from ...
Dec 15, 2023 · The cross tattoo on the wrist is a distinctive mark of faith and community belonging for Coptic Christians in Egypt. Girgis Ghobrial, an electrical engineer and tattooist, has been applying the tattoo to Copts for over 23 years from his shop in the St. Simon Monastery. The monastery, located in ‘Garbage City’, is a community of Coptic ...
Jun 19, 2015 · Tattoo artist in Cairo Karin El Minawi, Cairo / glb 06/19/2015 June 19, 2015. As a testament to their faith, Egypt's Coptic Christians traditionally have a cross tattoo on their right wrist.
While the practice of tattooing goes back thousands of years, it was during the Crusades (beginning in 1095) that Christian pilgrims began getting ink once they reached the Holy Land. The practice was also popular among Coptic Christians in Egypt and beyond. A tattoo is still required before admittance in some Coptic churches to show your true ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Mark the Evangelist is believed to have founded a Coptic community in Alexandria in the first century BC. Back then, children were marked with a cross to signify their belonging to Christianity. When Egypt was conquered by Muslims around 640 AD and placed under Islamic control, the practice of tattooing increased dramatically. The people were ...
