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Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

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Location
  
Haret Elroum, Cairo

Denomination
  
Coptic Orthodox Church

Dedicated
  
10th century

Architectural style
  
Coptic architecture

Country
  
Egypt

Dedication
  
Saint Mary

Headquarters
  
Kentucky, United States

Style
  
Coptic architecture

Division
  
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate

Bishop
  
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria

Parent organization
  
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Similar
  
The Hanging Church, Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox, Coptic Cairo, Saint Barbara Church in, Saints Sergius and Bacc

Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) El-Adra-El Mughitha church is a Coptic Orthodox church in Haret Elroum (Romans ally) in Elghoureya Cairo near the St Theodore Nun's monastery.

Contents

From 1660 to 1800 the church was the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria. In 1660 Pope Matthew IV transferred the seat from Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila) to Saint Mary Church, where it remained until 1800 when Pope Mark VIII transferred the patriarchal seat to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Azbakeya).

Importance

Saint Mary Church grew in importance as the centre of the Coptic Church. Several Coptic Popes are buried in the church.

History

Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) was rebuilt several times, and in 1794 Ibrahim El-Gohary renovated the church. It was damaged by fire during the reign of Pope Mark VIII (1797–1809) but was restored and rebuilt.

References

Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) Wikipedia