Icon, Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, Coptic Cairo, Egypt
Icon of the Virgin Mary with Christ child and angels, in the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, or Abu Serga, founded 4th century, in Coptic Cairo, an area of Old Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to have been built on the site where the Holy Family stayed after their Flight into Egypt, and is the oldest church in Egypt. Christianity grew here near the Babylon fort from the late pharaonic and Roman eras and during Islamic rule, and 6 early christian churches remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13724123
Media ID
45391802
Size
8268px x 6201px
(14.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
