Our Lady of Zeitoun

Our Lady of Zeitoun
An alleged photo of the Virgin Mary above the Church of Virgin Mary in Zeitoun, Cairo
LocationZeitoun, Cairo, Egypt
Date2 April 1968
TypeMarian apparition
Approval4 May 1968, Canonically granted by Pope Kyrillos VI
Venerated inOriental Orthodoxy
ShrineChurch of the Virgin Mary, Zeitoun, Cairo, Egypt
PatronageEgypt
AttributesVirgin Mary dressed in white, dove on her head, holding an olive branch while in praying position over a bell tower
Feast day2 April

Our Lady of Zeitoun, also known simply as El-Zeitoun, Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light, was a mass Marian apparition that was reported to have occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo, Egypt, during a period of about 3 years beginning on 2 April 1968.