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The church of Saint Marcos
in the southern
province of Assiut witnessed a new apparition of the Virgin Mary. Thousands of people saw her surrounded by
white pigeons and flashing lights in a miraculous spectacle, which lasted 6 hours on one occasion. The
priest’s council of
the church in Assiut...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Eulogy in memory of Father Matta El-Meskeen
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
An obituary of Father Matta al-Miskeen, the abbot of Anba Maqar Monastery in Wadi al-Natroun.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The Monastery of St.
Maqar
is engaged in a legal dispute over land, allegedly containing antiquities, near to the monastery.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Wafā’ Sh‘ira reports on the efforts of the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Maqārius in Wadī al-Natroun to maintain a piece of church property that the government is seeking to acquire.
Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2003
Father Matta Al-Meskeen is the most controversial monk in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Despite the fact that he has become one of the symbols of Coptic thinking all over the world, his writings are attacked by some of the leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Yet, many believe he is “God´s...
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2004
Like an ice ball, sectarian sedition feeds on all it encounters en route, thus growing larger and more threatening to national unity in Egypt, read a feature by Al-Arabi!
A few days back, sectarian sedition flames came to the surface in Assiut with one of the National Democratic Party NDP leaders...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
The article recounts the story of the photograph taken by American researcher Paul Perry of the church of Saint Mark in Assiut, in August 2000. He took a photograph of the church at night after it closed its doors. It shows a very strong light over the church´s steeple. He sent the photograph...
Date of source: Thursday, November 21, 2002
This text reflects the discussion of a group organized by the RNSAW with two monks in the Monastery of Makarios based on the summary of the PhD Thesis of Dr. Wolfram Reiss (art. 23). The discussion covers the role of Father Matta al-Meskeen in the revival of the Coptic Orthodox Church, his...
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
The spiritual Phenomenon of shinning lights in the churches of Assiut and at St. Mary´s Monastery has continued for more than two years now. The author says he witnessed this phenomenon himself. Many people who live in Assiut assert that they have seen such heavenly lights at the monastery since...
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