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"''Take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word''" (Matthew 2:13 - KJV)
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[[Image:MapOfHolyFamilyInEgypt.jpg|365px|right||right|Official map of the Holy Family journey in Egypt signed by HH Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria]] "''Take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word''" (Matthew 2:13 - KJV)
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"''Out of Egypt I called my son''" (Hosea 11:1 - RSV)
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"''In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.''" (Isaiah 19:19 - KJV)
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"''Blessed be Egypt my people''" (Isaiah 19:25 - KJV)
  
 
According to the [[Scripture]], Jesus Christ lived in Palestine, and the only other country he travelled to (as a young child) was Egypt. The Holy Family, throughout their stay in Egypt, which lasted for about three-and-half years, moved through many towns in Upper and Lower Egypt.
 
According to the [[Scripture]], Jesus Christ lived in Palestine, and the only other country he travelled to (as a young child) was Egypt. The Holy Family, throughout their stay in Egypt, which lasted for about three-and-half years, moved through many towns in Upper and Lower Egypt.
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* [http://www.touregypt.net/holyfamily.htm TourEgypt.net: The Holy Family in Egypt]
 
* [http://www.touregypt.net/holyfamily.htm TourEgypt.net: The Holy Family in Egypt]
 
* [http://touregypt.net/featurestories/journey.htm The Sources of Egypt's Traditions Related to The Flight of the Holy Family by Jimmy Dunn]
 
* [http://touregypt.net/featurestories/journey.htm The Sources of Egypt's Traditions Related to The Flight of the Holy Family by Jimmy Dunn]
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* [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/muharraq.htm The Coptic Monastery of the Holy Virgin Mary (Muharraq Monastery) by Jimmy Dunn]
 
* [http://www.st-mary-mons.org/english/holy_family_in_egypt.htm The Holy Family in Egypt - St. Mary Monastery (Al Sourian) Web site]
 
* [http://www.st-mary-mons.org/english/holy_family_in_egypt.htm The Holy Family in Egypt - St. Mary Monastery (Al Sourian) Web site]
 
* [http://www.stmina.info/the_holy_family/index.htm The Holy Family in Egypt - Coptic Papal Residence Web site]
 
* [http://www.stmina.info/the_holy_family/index.htm The Holy Family in Egypt - Coptic Papal Residence Web site]
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* [http://www.aucpress.com/cgi-aucpress/auc02/pager.cgi?catno=606_3 Book: ''Be Thou There; the Holy Family's Journey in Egypt'' by Gawdat Gabra, William Lyster, Cornelis Hulsman, Stephen Davis, and Norbert Schiller - Cairo: AUC Press, 2001](Related site: [http://www.holyfamilyegypt.com/bethouthere.htm])
 
* [http://www.aucpress.com/cgi-aucpress/auc02/pager.cgi?catno=606_3 Book: ''Be Thou There; the Holy Family's Journey in Egypt'' by Gawdat Gabra, William Lyster, Cornelis Hulsman, Stephen Davis, and Norbert Schiller - Cairo: AUC Press, 2001](Related site: [http://www.holyfamilyegypt.com/bethouthere.htm])
 
* [http://www.aucpress.com/published_titles/the_holy_family_in_egypt_448.htm Book: ''The Holy Family in Egypt'' - by Prof. Otto F.A. Meinardus - Cairo: AUC Press, 1986 (first published in 1963)]
 
* [http://www.aucpress.com/published_titles/the_holy_family_in_egypt_448.htm Book: ''The Holy Family in Egypt'' - by Prof. Otto F.A. Meinardus - Cairo: AUC Press, 1986 (first published in 1963)]
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* [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050627/LIFE/506270302/1005 Film chronicles Jesus in Egypt - by Tom Breen, Florida Today, June 27, 2005]
 
* [http://theotokos.org/CopticIcons/ChristInEgypt/index.htm Modern Coptic icons of the Holy Family in Egypt]
 
* [http://theotokos.org/CopticIcons/ChristInEgypt/index.htm Modern Coptic icons of the Holy Family in Egypt]
  
 
[[Category:Pilgrimage Sites]]
 
[[Category:Pilgrimage Sites]]

Revision as of 17:08, October 26, 2005

Official map of the Holy Family journey in Egypt signed by HH Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
"Take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word" (Matthew 2:13 - KJV)

"Out of Egypt I called my son" (Hosea 11:1 - RSV)

"In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD." (Isaiah 19:19 - KJV)

"Blessed be Egypt my people" (Isaiah 19:25 - KJV)

According to the Scripture, Jesus Christ lived in Palestine, and the only other country he travelled to (as a young child) was Egypt. The Holy Family, throughout their stay in Egypt, which lasted for about three-and-half years, moved through many towns in Upper and Lower Egypt.

Many churches were built in the locations which have been blessed by the visit of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Virgin Mary, and St. Joseph the carpenter. Many miracles took place in these locations during the Holy Family visit 2000 years ago (and continue to occur to this day). Among these places is Zeitun (in Cairo), where the Holy Virgin Mary appeared in 1968, and Assiut (in Upper Egypt), where She again appeared in 2000 [1]. These churches are considered the oldest and among the holiest of all churches in Christendom.

The following Web sites and resources will help the interested reader explore the journey of the Holy Family in Egypt: