Wadi El Natrun - Monastery of St Bishoy

December 12, 2023
116 - IMG_2170 Monastery of St. Bishoy at Wadi El Natrun
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114 - IMG_2167 Main entrance to Monastery of St. Bishoy at Wadi El Natrun
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001 - P1210094 Wadi El Natrun (Arabic meaning
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002 - P1210095 Monastery of St. Bishoy (also spelled Pishoy, Pishoi or Bishoi) - The most famous monastery of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria named after Pishoy. It...
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006 - P1210101 A visit to see The Martyrs' Well in the gardens...
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003 - P1210096 The Martyrs' Well - The oldest water well is named the Martyrs' well because when the barbarians attacked monasteries for the third time in 444 A.D. They killed...
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004 - P1210099 The Martyrs' Well
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005 - P1210100 The Martyrs' Well
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007 - P1210102 Pishoy founded this monastery in the fourth century. On December 13, 841, Pope Joseph I of Alexandria fulfilled Pishoy's wishes and moved his body as well as...
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008 - P1210103 The monastery has five churches, the main one being named after Pishoy. The other churches are named after Mary, Abaskhiron the Soldier, Saint George, and the...
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019 - IMG_2104 This is a long corridor and east of this are rooms which have cupolas supported by brick arches. The one with the large entrance has now been transformed into a...
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024 - P1210119 The Ancient Grain Mill - The oldest grain mill still works. It was powered by donkeys, but it is no longer in use.
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015 - P1210113 The ancient grain mill in the monastery...
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027 - IMG_2110 The mill anchored at the center with the long wood beam for it to turn...
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021 - P1210117 The wooden curved arm was pulled by the donkeys to turn the mill...
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