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  Location within Egypt | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Deir Abu Bishoy |
| Established | 4th century |
| Dedicated to | Pishoy |
| Diocese | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Pishoy |
| Important associated figures | Pope Gabriel VIII Pope Macarius III Pope Shenouda III Paul of Tammah |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Coptic |
| Site | |
| Location | Wadi El Natrun |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°19′9″N 30°21′36″E / 30.31917°N 30.36000°E |
| Public access | Yes |
The Monastery of Saint Pishoy (also spelled Bishoy, Pshoi, or Bishoi),[1] also known as Saint Pishoy Monastery,[2] is a Coptic Orthodox monastery in Wadi El Natrun,[3][4] west of the Nile Delta in northern Egypt.[5] It is the largest active monastery in the region and is currently headed by Bishop Anba Agabius.[6] Founded in the late 4th century AD by Saint Pishoy, a disciple of Saint Macarius, the monastery serves as a prominent religious and monastic site.
Spanning approximately two feddans, the monastery contains five churches, including the Church of Saint Pishoy, the largest church in Wadi El Natrun. Additional features include a guesthouse, expansive gardens, a library, an ancient refectory, and the Well of the Martyrs, as well as apartments where monks reside.[7] Pope Shenouda III often visited the monastery for seclusion, sometimes as a form of symbolic protest against various issues.[8]
- ^ The Retreat House at Anba Bishoy Monastery, Wadi al-Natrun. Anba Takla Himanot Abyssinian Church, Alexandria. Archived June 30, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Somers Clark, Coptic Monuments in the Nile Valley - A Study in Ancient Churches, Translated by: Ibrahim Salama Ibrahim, Egyptian Book Authority, Cairo, 2010: Ibrahim Salama Ibrahim, Egyptian General Book Organization, Cairo, 2010, pp: 292-293.
- ^ Monastery | Monasteries. Church of the Abyssinian Abyssinian priest, Alexandria. Archived July 10, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Egypt provided the entire Christian world with the foundations and systems of monasticism, says English orientalist. Al-Ahram newspaper, August 14, 2011. Archived May 11, 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ History of the monastery. The official website of the Monastery of the Great Saint Anba Bishoy in Wadi al-Natrun. Archived September 28, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Pope Shenouda visits the abbot of Anba Bishoy monastery in Al-Salam hospital, Al-Youm Al-Sabea newspaper, June 14, 2011. “Archived copy”. Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Accessed on 2020-09-16.
- ^ Religious Tourism / Religious Monuments in Beheira. Kenana Online. Archived August 14, 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Pope Shenouda retreats to Anba Bishoy Monastery to protest the “kidnapping” of Christian women. Al-Arabiya. Archived August 01, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.