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Dier Abu
maker ( St. Makarios)
It is
located 4 km of the Alexandria desert road,
it consists today of many
remains of much greater site. The
importance of this place today rises from
the fact that here St Makarios who was
the son of An Egyptian priest who lived
here in 330 AD , he became the spiritual
leader of the Christian hermits and monks
in the area, he was buried in the monastery
, and later about 9 Patriarchs were buried
in the same monastery.
The site
of monastery is consisting of several
churches , frequently destroyed and
currently being rebuilt , the main site
consist of the cell of chrism and the fluid
said to be used to embalm Jesus Christ.
The
monastery still contains religious painting
and frescos that goes back to the 5 century
Ad. The monastery is not open for visitors
Dier Anba bishoi ( St
bishoi)
One of the
mot important monasteries today in ni Wadi
El- Natroun is Dier Anba Bishoi ( Bischoi)
it was named after the pat5ron St. Bishoi
who immigrated to the site and lived in
solitude.
Then
monastery was restored several times after
it has been destroyed at the hands of the
barbers.
It has 5
churches the main one is the St Bishoi
church which goes as early to the 9 century
Ad. This church today is only used during
the summertime.
To the
east of this church lies another one known
as the church of Al- Adra (the virgin), it
is only used during the winter month.
At the
second flower of the monastery which goes
back to the 12 century Ad ,there is the
church of angel. Also there is the charge
of St. George which is not used at all
The
monastery contains the remains of St.
Bishoi, and Ephraim the Assyrian, and Paul
of Tomah.
*Dier AL
Syrian (The Syrian monastery)
It is
located to the north west of St Bishou
monastery almost 400 meters away.
Women are
not allowed into this monastery
The
monastery goes back the 6th
century AD, the monastery was built by
some of the orthodox monks for the monastery
of Bishouy who had dispute with other
monks in the monastery about the status of
the virgin Mary They called it the
theocratic ( Mother of god )
Later the
monastery was abounded and then it was sold
to group of Syrian monks
It has
press, large farm attached to it and a
library
The
monastery consisting of the following
churches:
1-
The Church of El -Adra
(church of the Virgin ) which is considered
the main church. Which is used duringthe
summer month
2-
Church of Sitt Mariam ( lady
Mary), they also call it the cave church.
It stores the relics of St. John Kame the
black who died in 656AD
3- The
Church of the forty martyrs
4-The
Church of Hinnes and Marutha, who bought
this church for the Syrian monks.
5- In the
second flower of the monastery lie the
churches of S Michael .
*Dier EL
Barmous
This
monastery is the furthest of all , it is
located at the extreme north west east of
the t Wadi EL Natroun and almost 14 km
from the main entrance road to the valley.
The name
Dier EL Barmous means, the monastery of the
Romans. It was named so, since the area
traditionally famous for being the spot
where two Roman priests, fled the Christian
persecution, have lived here and
established this monastery
The
monastery like other was badly destroyed and
rebuilt and fortified. It has many churches
such as:
1- The
church of the El- Adra.
2- Church
of Anba Tadrous.
3- Church
of St John the Baptist.
4- Chapel
of Mari Gerges.
5- Church
of angel Michael with dome covered hykal
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