St George Church
St George Church, There are many churches located in the heart of old Coptic Cairo, but it might be the one that holds its soul. The original church was constructed in the 10th century by Athanasius “The 20th Orthodox bishop of Alexandria” on the northern tower of the fortress of Babylon but was unfortunately destroyed by a massive fire in the middle of the last century.
and a new church was built in 1904 and finished in 1909 on top of an ancient Roman tower in the same location. it was built to honor Saint George who was a Palestinian conscript in the Roman army and executed in 303 by Emperor Diocletian for practicing Christianity and also rumored to have slain a dragon.
St George Church Design
The church is an active house of worship, it also plays an important role in the Coptic community as it’s considered the country’s principal Greek Orthodox Church and the monastery operates as the official seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria. The interior of the church is famous for its dark incense pierced by sunbeams through stained glass windows.
St George Church
a beautiful hall that reminisces some of the mameluke period mansions and displays a 7.6m door that leads to the main hall where the shrine stands and holds the chains that were placed on St. George during his torture under the Persian king Dadianos. The church also contains the foundation for anyone who wants to follow the closed stairs down to the remains of the old Roman tower.
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