The Amazing Hanging Hidden Churches in The Caves | Mokattam Mountain | Egypt Travel Vlog | 29N19
Channel: A Dawn
Date: 2021-01-10

Middle East’s Largest Church - | The Saint Simon Cave Church | Cairo, Egypt

Amazing Hanging Cave Churches Carved Out of Solid Rock in the Mountain

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Located in the Mokattam Mountain, The Monastery of Saint Simon the Tame holds seven churches and chapels hidden inside the caves in the Mokattam Mountain.

These Churches were built by the famous Zabbaleen Coptic Christians, literally carved out of the solid rock of the stone mountain. 

The cave church is really a natural grotto, also known as the summer church. There is another underground 'winter' church as well.

The Virgin Mary and St. Simon Cathedral is the largest church in the Middle East. Seating capacity of 20,000 in the amphitheater. 

Insider the Churches there are engravings covering the walls, representing stories from the Bible. The whole area has lots of engravings and artworks on the walls, on the mountains, statues, paintings, and carvings and all over.

Some other cave churches carved out of the rock are St. Bola’s Church, St. Marks Church, and St. Simon the Tanner’s Hall.

Recently, there was another Church discovered underground. The Church (now known as the Burnt Church) got burnt, but the picture of Jesus Christ did not burn.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Roadside street views in Cairo
0:54 The Monastery of Saint Simon the Tame
1:15 Inside the Cave Churches

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