Church_of_St._George_(Cairo)

Church of St. George (Cairo)

Church of St. George (Cairo)

Church in Coptic Cairo, Egypt

The Church of St. George (Greek: Εκκλησία Αγίου Γεωργίου; Arabic: كنيسة القديس جورج) is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in Coptic Cairo.[1][2] It is part of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St George under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa.[1] The church dates back to the 10th century (or earlier). The current structure was rebuilt following a 1904 fire,[3] construction was finished in 1909.[4] Since 2009, the monastery's hegumen has had the rank of bishop with title Bishop Babylonos ("Bishop of Babylon").[5]

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  1. [1]
    "Holy Monastery of St George". 13 October 2012. Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Πατριαρχική Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου". patriarchateofalexandria.com (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  3. [3]
    Beattie, Andrew. Cairo: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. pp. 70–71.
  4. [4]
    Sattin, Anthony. Lonely Planet: Egypt. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 69.
  5. [5]
    "First Day Of The Deliberations Of The Holy Synod Of The Alexandrian Patriarchate" (Press release). Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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