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The Delta-Sinai Tour

Zaqaziq

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We visit the magnificent Coptic Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin and Saint John in Zaqaziq. The church, which is one of the most beautiful churches in Egypt, was built by Greek Orthodox Christians in 1925 and sold to the Coptic Orthodox Church who celebrated their first Holy Liturgy there in 1995.

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Bishop Yacobus speaking to Western pilgrims

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The former Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin and Saint John at Zaqaziq.

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Bishop Yacobus receiving western pilgrims

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The interior of the Church of the Holy Virgin and Saint John in Zaqaziq. The church was built by Greek Orthodox Christians in 1925 and sold to the Coptic Orthodox Church who celebrated their first Holy Liturgy here in 1995. The Coptic Orthodox chose to restore the church to its original Greek Orthodox style.