Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church | |
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30°03′07″N 31°15′27″E / 30.0519°N 31.2574°E | |
Location | Haret Zuweila, Cairo |
Country | Egypt |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Church |
History | |
Founded | 10th century |
Dedication | Saint Mary |
Dedicated | 10th century |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Coptic Architecture |
Administration | |
Division | The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Pope Tawadros II |
The Church of the Virgin Mary in Haret Zuweila (also transliterated as Haret Zeweila; ḥaret zuwēla) is the oldest church in the district of Haret Zuweila, near the Fatimid section of Cairo. It was probably built around the AD 10th century, though it is first mentioned in writing in the early 12th century on the occasion of the consecration of the new bishop of Cairo under Macarius' Papacy. The Church of the Virgin Mary in Haret Zuweila was the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria from c. 1400 AD to 1520 AD.