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One of the apparitions of Asyut. In the image, a cross-like figure is seen on the center left of the image. Location. Assiut, Egypt. Date. 2000 - 2001. Type. Marian Apparition. Our Lady of Assiut is the name given to a series of reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 2000 and 2001 in Assiut, Egypt.
Aug 18, 2012 · The Flight into Egypt of the Holy Family is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on December 26. [1] " Take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word " (Matthew 2:13 - KJV) " Out of Egypt I called my son " (Hosea 11:1 - RSV) " The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud ...
Donald A. Westbrook. ABSTRACT: This article situates the mass mariophanies reported at Zeitoun (Cairo), Egypt, from 1968 to 1971 in their historical, political, interfaith, and ecumenical contexts. The series of luminous apparitions above St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church were first observed by nearby Muslim public transit workers.
Our Lady of Zeitun. The spectacular and widely witnessed public appearances of the Virgin Mary occurred over and around the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mary in Zeitoun, a busy Cairo suburb from April 2, 1968 until May 29, 1971. [1] The millions of people belonging to different religions and sects saw these events.
April 2, 1968. Zeitoun, Egypt, a suburb outside Cairo. The country was in the midst of the Arab-Israeli conflict, on the heels of the Six-Day War. Tensions ran high in the predominantly Muslim country, home to a minority of Christians. At the center of it all, on Tumanbay Street, sat St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church.
