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‎Churches of Coptic Cairo

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‎Churches of Coptic Cairo

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‎Churches of Coptic Cairo

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 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Virigin_Mary_%28Haret_Zuweila%29 Church of the Virigin Mary (Haret Zuweila)]
 *Saint Barbara Church
-*The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref> - St. Mina (Pope Kyrillos VI) Church in Zahra'a<sup>[http://stmina-monastery.org/oldcairo.htm (more)]</sup>
+*The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
 *[[Monastery]] and Church of St. George

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 [[Image:Hanging Church.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Art Detail Inside The Hanging Church]]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary_Church_%28Haret_Elroum%29 Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)]
-* Abu Seifein Convent and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mercurius_Church_in_Coptic_Cairo Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo|Saint Mercurius Church]
+* Abu Seifein Convent and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mercurius_Church_in_Coptic_Cairo Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Sergius_and_Bacchus_Church_%28Abu_Serga%29 Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga)]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hanging_Church The Hanging Church]

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 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Virigin_Mary_%28Haret_Zuweila%29 Church of the Virigin Mary (Haret Zuweila)]
 *Saint Barbara Church
-*The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref> - St. Mina (Pope Kyrillos VI) Church in Zahra'a<sup>[http://stmina-monastery.org/oldcairo.htm [more]]</sup>
+*The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref> - St. Mina (Pope Kyrillos VI) Church in Zahra'a<sup>[http://stmina-monastery.org/oldcairo.htm (more)]</sup>
 *[[Monastery]] and Church of St. George

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 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Virigin_Mary_%28Haret_Zuweila%29 Church of the Virigin Mary (Haret Zuweila)]
 *Saint Barbara Church
-*The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
+*The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref> - St. Mina (Pope Kyrillos VI) Church in Zahra'a<sup>[http://stmina-monastery.org/oldcairo.htm [more]]</sup>
 *[[Monastery]] and Church of St. George

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 [[Image:Hanging Church.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Art Detail Inside The Hanging Church]]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary_Church_%28Haret_Elroum%29 Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mercurius_Church_in_Coptic_Cairo Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo|Saint Mercurius Church]
+* Abu Seifein Convent and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mercurius_Church_in_Coptic_Cairo Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo|Saint Mercurius Church]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Sergius_and_Bacchus_Church_%28Abu_Serga%29 Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga)]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hanging_Church The Hanging Church]
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 *Saint Barbara Church
 *The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
 *[[Monastery]] and Church of St. George

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 {{Oriental}}
-'''Coptic Cairo''' is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed that the [[The Holy Family in Egypt|Holy Family]] visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga).<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
+'''Coptic Cairo''' is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the [[Coptic]] Museum, the Hanging [[Church]], the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed that the [[The Holy Family in Egypt|Holy Family]] visited this area and stayed at the site of [[Saint]]s Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga).<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
 The area was a stronghold for Christianity in Egypt until the Islamic era, though most of the current buildings of the  churches in Coptic Cairo were built after the Muslim conquest. of Egypt.<ref>[http://touregypt.net/featurestories/babylon.htm Tour Egypt: Babylon]</ref> The Ben Ezra Synagogue is also located here.<ref>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
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 The Holy Family visited the area during the Flight into Egypt.<ref>[http://ancientcivilization-geology.blogspot.com/2007/01/metro-and-coptic-cairo.html ancient civilization]</ref>
-In the 11th Century AD, Coptic Cairo hosted the [[Coptic|Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria]], which is  historically based in Alexandria, Egypt. As the ruling powers moved from Alexandria to Cairo after the Arab invasion of Egypt during Pope Christodolos's tenure, Cairo became the fixed and official residence of the Coptic Pope at the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo in 1047.
+In the 11th Century AD, Coptic Cairo hosted the residence of the Coptic Orthodox [[Pope]] of Alexandria, which is historically based in Alexandria, Egypt. As the ruling powers moved from Alexandria to Cairo after the Arab invasion of Egypt during Pope Christodolos's tenure, Cairo became the fixed and official residence of the Coptic Pope at the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo in 1047.
-The Coptic Museum was built in the area in 1910<ref>[http://www.copticmuseum.gov.eg/english/internal/brief_history.asp Coptic museum]</ref> and it  houses the world's most important examples of Coptic art.<ref>[http://www.lastminute.com/site/find/World/Middle-East/Egypt/Cairo/WOW-Attraction-106088.html Lastminute]</ref>
+The Coptic Museum was built in the area in 1910<ref>[http://www.copticmuseum.gov.eg/english/internal/brief_history.asp Coptic museum]</ref> and it houses the world's most important examples of Coptic art.<ref>[http://www.lastminute.com/site/find/World/Middle-East/Egypt/Cairo/WOW-Attraction-106088.html Lastminute]</ref>
 ==Churches of Coptic Cairo==
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 *Saint Barbara Church
 *The Church of Saint Menas<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
-*Monastery and Church of St. George
+*[[Monastery]] and Church of St. George
 ==See also==
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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_Museum The Coptic Museum]
 * [[Coptic|The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]
 ==External links==

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 {{Oriental}}
-Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the [[Coptic Museum]], the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed that the [[The Holy Family in Egypt|Holy Family]] visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga).<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
+Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed that the [[The Holy Family in Egypt|Holy Family]] visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga).<ref name=Egyptology>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
 The area was a stronghold for Christianity in Egypt until the Islamic era, though most of the current buildings of the  churches in Coptic Cairo were built after the Muslim conquest. of Egypt.<ref>[http://touregypt.net/featurestories/babylon.htm Tour Egypt: Babylon]</ref> The Ben Ezra Synagogue is also located here.<ref>http://www.egyptologyonline.com/coptic_cairo.htm</ref>
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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_art Coptic art]
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_architecture Coptic architecture]
 * [[Coptic|The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]