Information about the Hanging Church

Our most popularly visited church is a Coptic Orthodox Church and Hanging Church which are the most interesting Egypt tours located in the Old Cairo neighborhood. In the universal ancient Coptic Cairo region, near the Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque, the Jewish Temple, the Synagogue of Ben Ezra, the Marina Church next to the Fort of Babylon, the Coptic Museum, and the Church of the Martyr Mercurius (Abu Seifin).

The Hanging Church in Old Cairo was notable because it was raised on one of the ancient towers of the Roman fortress of Babylon. Which was built by Emperor Trajan in the second century AD, and is considered the oldest synagogue in Egypt. The most important religious shrines that represent the Coptic heritage in the Egyptian capital Cairo and Paul was adopted for the first time in the following century.

The Roman Fortress of Babylon in Cairo

The original construction was built in the 4th century A.D. but was destroyed and rebuilt in the 11th century. Expansions and reconstructions have continued for many years.

the hanging church has to be covered by cruise passengers that dock in the various Egyptian ports our Egypt shore excursions can take you to spend quality time in Cairo during Excursions From Sokhna port or even if you only stop in another port we can make it from Port Said shore excursions 

Enjoy the Hanging Church and Coptic Museum

If you decided to have a trip to Egypt you must combine a visit to The Hanging Church Coptic tour (Church of the Holy Virgin Mary) is the most famous site in the Coptic Cairo area.

The Hanging Church dates back to the 9th century and is regularly toured on any Cairo day tours. But the site is held to have first been occupied by the church as early as the 3rd century A.D, presenting it as one of the oldest religious sites in the history of Christianity in Egypt. It is deemed to be the most beautiful of the old churches in the area that should be visited with our Egypt day tours.

One of the largest museums that display the history of Christians in an interesting way is the Coptic Museum. It has the largest collection of Coptic Christian artwork and artifacts in the world. Founded in 1910, the museum registers Coptic history from the appearance of Christianity in Egypt to the Ottoman era. Representing a mixture of artwork inspired by Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman traditions. You can enjoy the stories and the great history of the Christian religion through from Coptic Cairo guide.

The church and many other Coptic architectural achievements in Cairo can be done during one of Egypt Luxury tours that allows you to stay at the most outstanding hotels and Nile cruises or if you are traveling with a small amount of money and would like to save your time and expenses you can check our wide variety of Egypt cheap budget tours packages, if you have been on an accident and suffer from a physical injury don't ever worry because our professional operators customized a collection of Egypt wheelchair accessible tours packages that use all the accessible vehicles and different facilities for disabled people which is one of the main categories of our Egypt classic tours.

The history of the Hanging Church

The church is considered an archaeological entity. As it was described as the most ancient and most sacred religious monument in the world. It is located at the top of the trench. Which is one of the most important safe stations that are hidden in the Holy Family from the eyes of the men of the Roman dictator, Herod, the ruler of Palestine. When it was chosen by the Virgin Mary and her child, Christ. And their companion, Saint Joseph the carpenter.

There are six other churches here that date back to the early Christian Era. The Hanging Church Deeper into Coptic Cairo there are several other older churches, including the Church of St. Sergius. Which dates from the 5th century and was built upon the site of a crypt where the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph) sheltered during their time in Egypt. Ben Ezra Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in Cairo and one of the oldest in Egyptian history, founded in the 9th century on the site of the Temple of Jeremiah.

You can enjoy any of our Egypt travel packages to explore Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and other historical and classic Egypt tours. You can surely have a Coptic Cairo tour with Cairo Top Tours. Select the best trips in Egypt from Egypt luxury tours to discover most of the important things to do in Cairo. Most visitors will make a beeline straight to the most famous sights of Egypt such as the Great Pyramid of Khufu, Egypt Nile cruises, Temples, and various tours in Egypt.

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If you want to know more about Egypt, you can read a special book about a place called The Hawara Pyramid Archaeological Site. We can also take a fun trip together to see the coolest places in Egypt.