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Description:Chapters: Monastery of Saint Fana, White Monastery, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Syrian Monastery, Paromeos Monastery, Red Monastery, Door of Prophecies, Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Monastery of Saint Anthony, Monastery of Saint Mina, Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, Monastery of Saint Pishoy, Monastery of Epiphanius. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 72. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Monastery of Saint Fana is a Coptic Orthodox monastery. It is named after Saint Fana, also known as Saint Bane (c. 354-395), an Egyptian Christian hermit. The monastery is sometimes called the Monastery of Abu Fana and is also known as the Monastery of the Cross, due to the presence of many beautifully decorated crosses inside its church. The monastery is situated in the Western Desert, not far from the cultivated land of the Nile valley. The monastery is located about 300 km south of Cairo, northwest of al-Ashmunayn, around 2 km from the village of Qasr Hur and east of the village of Beni Khaled. The monastery was most likely built around the burial site of Saint Fana. His tomb was found during excavations of an international team representing seven European academic institutions and led by Austrian scholar Prof. Dr. Helmut Buschhausen in 1992. The 12th century historian Abu al-Makarim mentions the church of Saint Fana, which was restored by al-Rashid Abu Fadl. Egyptian historian of the 14th-15th century al-Maqrizi wrote about the monastery's fine architecture. The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria mentions the monastery of Saint Fana twice, first in relation to the election of Pope Theodosius II, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, 1294 -1300 and second to the childhood of Patriarch Matthew I, 1378-1408. In pre-Islamic times the monastery reportedly number...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1772485We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christian Monasteries in Egypt: Monastery of Saint Fana, White Monastery, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Syrian Monastery. To get started finding Christian Monasteries in Egypt: Monastery of Saint Fana, White Monastery, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Syrian Monastery, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Chapters: Monastery of Saint Fana, White Monastery, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Syrian Monastery, Paromeos Monastery, Red Monastery, Door of Prophecies, Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Monastery of Saint Anthony, Monastery of Saint Mina, Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, Monastery of Saint Pishoy, Monastery of Epiphanius. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 72. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Monastery of Saint Fana is a Coptic Orthodox monastery. It is named after Saint Fana, also known as Saint Bane (c. 354-395), an Egyptian Christian hermit. The monastery is sometimes called the Monastery of Abu Fana and is also known as the Monastery of the Cross, due to the presence of many beautifully decorated crosses inside its church. The monastery is situated in the Western Desert, not far from the cultivated land of the Nile valley. The monastery is located about 300 km south of Cairo, northwest of al-Ashmunayn, around 2 km from the village of Qasr Hur and east of the village of Beni Khaled. The monastery was most likely built around the burial site of Saint Fana. His tomb was found during excavations of an international team representing seven European academic institutions and led by Austrian scholar Prof. Dr. Helmut Buschhausen in 1992. The 12th century historian Abu al-Makarim mentions the church of Saint Fana, which was restored by al-Rashid Abu Fadl. Egyptian historian of the 14th-15th century al-Maqrizi wrote about the monastery's fine architecture. The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria mentions the monastery of Saint Fana twice, first in relation to the election of Pope Theodosius II, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, 1294 -1300 and second to the childhood of Patriarch Matthew I, 1378-1408. In pre-Islamic times the monastery reportedly number...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1772485We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christian Monasteries in Egypt: Monastery of Saint Fana, White Monastery, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Syrian Monastery. To get started finding Christian Monasteries in Egypt: Monastery of Saint Fana, White Monastery, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Syrian Monastery, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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