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The first apparition of the Virgin Mary at Zeitoun was recorded on the evening of 2 April 1968. The phenomenon was seen by two Muslim bus mechanics, who claimed to witness a woman dressed in white on the roof of Saint Mary's Coptic Church. One thought she was a nun about to attempt suicide by leaping from the roof, and called for police.
- 2 April 1968
- Marian Apparition
Mar 15, 2016 · Because the apparition was on a Coptic church, though, the Vatican decided to let the Coptic Church officials make a ruling. Which they did on May 5th, 1968: the apparition was real! But that’s not all: the Egyptian government also did an investigation and, amazingly, publicly accepted the apparitions to be real as well.
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Jun 3, 2018 · Residents of Assiut, Egypt were awakened in the middle of the night on August 17, 2000 by an exceptionally bright light coming from Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church. Those who looked toward the church saw an apparition of Mary between the church's two towers, accompanied by large, glowing white doves (a traditional symbol of peace and the ...
The apparitions lasted for three years. They were investigated by the Coptic Church and Roman Catholic Church and were accepted by both. [11] In 1971, after the "miracle of Zeitoun", the Egyptian artist Yacoub Fanous painted additional icons on the walls of the church.
- 29 June 1925
- Zeitoun, Cairo
August 28, 2016 John Carpenter. “Our Lady of Light” ZEITOUN, EGYPT (1968-1971) The visions occurred at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mary in Zeitoun, a busy Cairo suburb which lies close to the road taken by the Holy Family during their flight into Egypt.
Date. December 11th 2009. Type. Marian Apparition. Our Lady of Warraq is believed, by some, to be a mass apparition of the Virgin Mary that occurred at the Coptic Orthodox Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael church, in Warraq al-Hadar, Giza, Egypt, in the early hours (1:00 AM – 4:00 AM) of Friday 11 December 2009.
Zeitun. Official Approval. 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.
