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Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as The Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt located in Babylon, Cairo. It dates back to the 3rd century and gets its name from being located above the gatehouse of the Roman fortress of Babylon. The church is a prominent religious site that belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and is the historic seat of the Coptic Pope.

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Hanging Church

Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as The Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt located in Babylon, Cairo. It dates back to the 3rd century and gets its name from being located above the gatehouse of the Roman fortress of Babylon. The church is a prominent religious site that belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and is the historic seat of the Coptic Pope.

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Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: ϯ ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛ ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ
ⲛⲛ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ The Church of Mother of God Saint Mary in Egyptian Babylon), also known as The Hanging Church
(Arabic: ‫ الكنيسة المعلقة‬al Muʿallaqah, Coptic: ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲓϣⲓ) is one of the oldest churches in Egypt and the
history of a church on this site dates to the third century.[citation needed] It belongs to the Coptic
Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

The Hanging Church

El Muallaqa

ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛ ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲛ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ

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The Hanging Church is located in EgyptThe Hanging ChurchThe Hanging Church

30.005388°N 31.230081°E

Location

Babylon, Egypt

History

Founded

3rd century
Dedication

Virgin Mary

Administration

Diocese

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

Clergy

Bishop(s)

Pope Tawadros II

Bishop Selwaniss

Priest(s)

Fr. Jacob Soliman

The Hanging Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress
in Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo); its nave is suspended over a passage. The church is approached by twenty-
nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church".[1] The land surface has risen by
some six metres since the Roman period[why?] so the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground,
reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position. The entrance from the street is through iron
gates under a pointed stone arch. The nineteenth-century facade with twin bell towers is then seen
beyond a narrow courtyard decorated with modern art biblical designs. Up the steps and through the
entrance is a further small courtyard leading to the eleventh-century outer porch.

Importance

Seat of Coptic Pope

Holy icons

Church interior

See also

References

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