The Coptic Museum in Cairo

The Coptic Museum of Cairo is a life record of the Egyptian era filled with antiques and monuments, reflecting the different civilization of the Egyptian land that started from the ancient Egyptian civilization through Greece, Rome and Copt. Finally, it is Muslim. The Coptic Museum is located behind the famous Roman Babylon Citadel of the Misr Al-Qadima district. Around the museum there are lively monuments depicting the history of the Coptic Museum in Egypt's Coptic era.

Coptic Cairo. Because Cairo is in a strategic location called the Nile River, it has a very diverse culture. This is a fact that stands out in the coptic area of ​​the city. There are Christian roots in this area, there are many sights such as the 3rd century "hanging church" (Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary), the fortification site of Babylonian fortress, Coptic museum.

When you visit Cairo, you may know the way to the main attractions - the pyramids, khan el khalili, the castle, and the museums of Egypt and Copt. But you may want a special fusion - let this Cairo - this historical city - a multicultural place and intertwined beliefs. Travel to make it in time for 500 years. During Mamluk's Sultan (1250 - 1517), Vikala lived as a market and merchant from across the country. Today, wekalet el ghouri is one of the most popular cultural centers of its tanoura Sufi dance. Enjoy the charming 16th century building where rural dancers run through time and space, where you can immerse yourself in music, color and repeated movements. Magical!

What is Coptic Christianity? What is Coptic Orthodox Church? Traditionally, the group was founded by the Gospel Writers Mark. In Cairo, I stand in English teaching in a cathedral called St. Mark which is traditionally thought to have a historic place in the Coptic Orthodox Church. What is Orthodox? To many of us, legitimacy seems strange. Like its brothers Roman Catholics, orthodox in the sense of big "O", worship in ancient ways. One way is the icon, the picture below is the most common and famous of the Coptic icons; Joseph, Mary and Jesus are coming and going to Egypt: