Tour- Cave Church of Saint Simon and Old Cairo churches

From $44 4 hours pocket cairo tours Egypt Pickup available

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The "Cave Church of Saint Simon and Old Cairo Churches" tour offers a four-hour exploration of Coptic Cairo, focusing on its rich religious heritage. Participants will visit significant sites such as the Church of St. Barbara and the renowned Hanging Church, known for its unique architecture and historical significance. This tour is ideal for history enthusiasts and those interested in religious studies, providing a deep dive into the traditions and practices of the Coptic Christian community in Egypt. Its distinctive focus on lesser-known churches and their stories sets it apart from more general tours of the area.

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Itinerary

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt

As Per Requested time Pick up from the Hotel by Your guide to Start your Half day tour to Old Cairo that Also known as Coptic Cairo which is mean Christian Cairo it has been Recognized as a holy place because some of the locations there has been visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt still; though their stay was brief, for the Governor of what was then Fustat enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus’ approach sought to kill the Child. But they took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. This and the whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage not only for the Egyptians but for Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district there.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Church of St. Barbara Saint Barbara Coptic

Stop At: Church of St. Barbara  Saint Barbara Coptic

known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Heliopolis Phoenicia, present-day Baalbek, Lebanon. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology  

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hanging Church

Stop At: Hanging Church  

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.[2] The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church".[2] The land surface has risen by some six metres since the Roman period, so the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position  

Duration: 30 minutes  

Stop At: St Simon the Tanner Monastery, Mokattam Hills

Stop At: St Simon the Tanner Monastery, Mokattam Hills    

the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953–975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church    

Duration: 1 hour

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