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St.
Mina District:
The St. Mina District
is situated near the actual St. Minas Monastery in Borg
El Arab area. Martyr Mina s body was buried there, and we
can still find the remains of three old churches, which dates
back to the 4th century AD.
King
Mariout Tomb:
Its a Byzantine
Tomb, which was discovered recently in King Mariout district.
Its still under excavation and not open to public yet.
Narriman
Hospital Tomb:
This Tomb dates back
to the 5th century AD. It was recently discovered under The Narriman
Hospital, Its still under excavation and not open to public
yet.
St.Marc
Church and Catacombs:
St. Marc the Evangelist,
one of the Christs disciples, established the church in
the first century. The present Basilica stands over the catacombs
of the Coptic patriarchs of the 7th to 11th centuries. It is situated
in Coptic Church Street, Ramleh Station.
Tel: 482 8595.
St.
Saba Church:
The St. Saba Church
is situated in Raml Station; It contains a great bronze bell,
which was a present of the Russian Church. In 615 AD, there was
another church located in the same place, and having the same
name.
Wady
Al Natroun Monasteries:
Its 122 Kms from
Alexandria on Alex/Cairo desert rd, 100 kms on the road west the
Rest House would take you to the monasteries. St. Bishoy monastery,
El Soryan monastery, El Baramos monastery and Abu Makkar monastery.
Those four Monasteries been built on a cross shape. |