Church of the Holy Virgin (Babylon El-Darag)

Coptic Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin Mary
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LocationBabylon El-Darag, Coptic Cairo
Country Egypt
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Church
History
Founded5th century (est.)
DedicationVirgin Mary
Consecrated11th century
Architecture
Architectural typechurch
StyleCoptic
Administration
DivisionThe Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate
DioceseCoptic Orthodox Diocese of Old Cairo, Manial and Fum Al-Khalig
Clergy
Bishop(s)Pope Tawadros II
Bishop Selwaniss
Coptic icon of St. Simon the Shoemaker (depicted as a one-eyed man carrying a sack of water, as he used to carry water to the sick and the old every morning before going to work.

The Church of the Holy Virgin in Babylon El-Darag (Babylon of the Steps) (Arabic: كنيسة السيدة العذراء في بابليون الدرج) is a Coptic Orthodox church in Coptic Cairo built in the 11th century AD.[1]

  1. ^ "Coptic Cairo". Egyptology Online. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14.