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Churches & Monasteries
Churches, monasteries and historical sites.
01Berber raids on ScetisRepeated raids on Scetis caused plunder, monastic displacement, and deaths, including those of the Forty-nine Martyrs in 444; later attacks prompted reconstruction and stronger defenses.[^2][^3][^5][^9]02Church of Saint Reweis, CairoThe Church of Saint Reweis, or Anba Ruways, stands in Cairo’s Abbassiyyah district and contains the saint’s burial place, associated with the former monastery of Dayr al-Khandaq.[^1]03Church of the Virgin Mary, Haret ZuweilaThe Church of the Virgin Mary in Haret Zuweila, Cairo, is a historic patriarchal church whose foundation date and early architectural history are disputed in the supplied accounts.[^1][^2][^3]04Monastery of Saint AntonyThe Monastery of Saint Antony, or Dayr Anba Antuniyus, is an Eastern Desert monastery associated with early monastic settlement, medieval churches and paintings, manuscript preservation, and Coptic patriarchs.[^1][^2][^7][^15]05Monastery of Saint Paul the AnchoriteThe Monastery of Saint Paul, or Dayr Anba Bula, lies in Egypt’s Eastern Desert and preserves a church associated with the cave and relics of Saint Paul of Thebes.[^1][^2]06Monastery of Saint PsoteThe Monastery of Saint Psote, also called Dayr Anba Bisadah, stands south of Akhmim and preserves the memory and relics of the fourth-century martyr bishop of Psoi.[^1]07PsoiPsoi, ancient Ptolemais Hermiou and modern al-Minshah, was an important town and episcopal seat in Upper Egypt, associated with the martyr bishop Psote and nearby monasteries.[^1][^3]08Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, AzbakeyaSaint Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo’s Azbakeya district is associated with the establishment of a patriarchal seat there; the supplied sources give differing accounts of its construction.[^1][^4][^5]