Simon Church ,The Hanging Church , Ben Ezra Synagogue and Coptic Cairo Tour

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Pass By: Cave Church, Mokattam, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Saint Simon Tanner Monastery in El Moqattem and Garbage city

There are a lot of hidden treasures in Egypt that tourists never know about. Among these, there is the magnificent Cave Church or Simon Church or samaan el kharaz monastery in Arabic in the Mokattam Mountain. Simon the Tanner was a craftsman saint who lived during the 10th century and the cave church that was dedicated to him. There are seven cave churches carved into the nearby Moqattam Mountain. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner is the largest. This church was named AFTER Virgin Mary and ST. Simon the Tanner, in commemoration of the miracle of transferring the Moqattam Hill that is why Moqattam called Miracle mountain. Virgin Mary has made her revelation to pope Abram to announce upon who sew hands the transference of the hill would take place

Current monastery seats 20,000 people around a central pulpit


Pass By: Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary), Shar'a Mari Girgis Street, Cairo 11511 Egypt

The most famous site in Coptic Cairo is the Church of the Virgin Mary, better known by its nickname, the Hanging Church. This name comes from the fact that it was built atop the walls of the 4th century BC Roman fortress of Babylon, the remains of which are still visible about Coptic Cairo


Pass By: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt

Coptic Cairo is a unique area with Old Cairo that has a concentration of Christian churches and other sites that date from the centuries between the decline of the pharaonic religion and the arrival of Islam when Egypt had a Christian majority. Coptic Cairo is largely built around the fort of Babylon on upon the remains of its walls.


Pass By: Ben Ezra Synagogue, Coptic Cairo, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Ben Ezra as an institution is ancient, and has occupied at least three buildings in its history. There have been many major and minor renovations. The current building dates to the 1890s.