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The Cairo Tour

Al Zaytun

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In Al Zaytun, a quarter in Cairo, we will visit the famous Church of the Holy Virgin where she appeared for many weeks in 1968, and performed a large number of miracles. Since that time, many people believe that the Holy Family must have visited this location.

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A painting of the Holy Virgin located in the central dome of the Church of the Holy Virgin at El-Zaytun.

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A woman holds a candle before an icon of the Holy Virgin in the Church of the Holy Virgin at Zaytun. (Photo: Norbert Schiller, scan from the book “Be Thou There; the Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt,” AUC Press, Cairo, 2001)

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A photo of the apparition of the Holy Virgin at The Church of the Holy Virgin at El-Zaytun in 1968.

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The Church of the Holy Virgin at Al Zaytun, a quarter in Cairo, where the Holy Virgin appeared in 1968. Since that time many people believe that the Holy Family must have visited this location on their route.