Monuments in Egypt related to Saint Athanasius

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, Guidance departement, Alexandria , Egypt

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Since the appearance of Christianity, several patriarchs have followed one another starting with Saint Mark, then by seventeen others until the arrival of the twentieth Pope Saint Athanasius the Great who was enthroned on 8 Bashans, in the year 328 AD.
This pope is considered one of the most revered patriarchs of the Throne of Saint Mark. He led the church for 46 years and was exiled 5 times from his seat.
It was the first pope who ordained the first bishop of Ethiopia, as soon as the religious situation in that country stabilized. He was also the first to look for the mixture of balm for the preparation of the Holy Chrism (oil of Myron) in Alexandria. Likewise, he fought fiercely against the heresy of Arius.
So we cannot neglect the monuments which are associated with it. So the aims of this research was to shed light on the biography of this saint, the historical events he experienced while highlighting the main monuments he built in Egypt such as the Saint Athanasius Church in Alexandria and the first monumental church in Abu Mina.
This is in addition to the places where he was exiled and which were effectively related to him such as the El-Zawya monastery , the cave of the monastery of Saint Mina the Suspended in Assiut . These monuments, which reflect the importance of this remarkable personality, represent an undeniable part of our Coptic heritage.

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