Beschreibung:

Ca. 90 Seiten; viele s/w-Illustr. (Fotografie u. graph. Darst.); 23,5 cm; Goldgepr. Halblederband.

Bemerkung:

Schönes Exemplar; Vorsätze minimal fleckig u.m. geringfügigen Lagerspuren. - Englisch. - INHALT : I. Introduction. ----- II. History of Christianity in Egypt + its former Churches. ----- III. Names of Churches and their Sites as follows: ----- A) Churches of Fortress of Babylon in old Cairo. ----- The Hanging Church, or Al-Mu'allaqa. ----- Abu-Sarga Church. ----- Saint Barbara Church, or Sitt Barbara. ----- Saint George Church. ----- Church of the Virgin, known as al-Adra Qasriat ar-Rihan. ----- B) Small Churches of Old Cairo in the Two Convents of Babylon of the Steps and Saint Teodore the Eastern. ----- The Church of the Virgin. ----- The Church of Saints Cyrus and John. ----- The Church of Saint Theodore. ----- The Church of Saint Michael at Turah. ----- The Church of the Virgin at Turah. ----- C) The Churches of Fustat ----- The Church of Abu s'-Saifain (Saint Mercurius). ----- The Church of Anba Shenouda. ----- The Church of the Virgin known as ad-Damshiriah. ----- The Church of Mari Mina (Saint Menas) at Fom el-Khalig. ----- D) The Churches of Cairo. ----- The Church of the Virgin in the Harat-ar-Rum. ----- The Church of the Virgin in the Harat-Zuwaila. ----- Patriarchal Church of Saint Mark at al-Azbakiah. ----- The Church of Saint Peter and John, known as al-Butrosiah. ----- The Church of Anba Ruwais. ----- E) Bibliography + Plates. ----- Arabic and Foreign references. ----- A list of pictures. // ... (die) Koptische Kirche ist die altorientalische Kirche Ägyptens mit ? je nach Quelle ? 5 bis 11 Millionen Gläubigen in Ägypten. ... (wiki)