the cave church -

the cave church

By : Marian Reda | 10 August 2020

Take your vacation and visit Egypt with Magic life tours to see one of the most beautiful churches in Egypt 'The monastery of saint simon',also known as the cave church, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeastern cairo , Egypt, in an area that is known as 'garbage city' because of the large population of garbage collectors or zabbaleen that live there, inside the church virgin Mary appeared in carved statue in ceiling without any human effort.

1. Description

The monastery of saint simon, is a "jewel of architecture" in the heart of the mountain, which attracts many tourists to visit and you can see the mountain that was moved by a miracle.only in Egypt with Magic life tours you can visit this monastery. The Monastery of St. simon consists of four churches, namely, the Cathedral of the Virgin Lady and the Saint simon, the Church of Abram Ben Zarraa, and the Church of saint morkos . The name of the monastery is related to one of the Saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church, simon the tailor, a good Coptic man, who was working in repair the shoes, and lived in the time of Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz

2. History

The monastery of saint Simon, is an Egyptian Coptic church carved inside the Cairo Muqttam Mountain.discover with Magic life tours the greatness of The monastery of saint Simon.