Church buildings; Columns; Coptic church buildings; Monuments; Staircases; Tombs; Water; Crypts; Cairo (Egypt)
Crypt in Old Cairo where tradition says the Holy family lived. This area of the church is sometimes inaccessible (as shown here) due to subterranean water. This crypt, which is underneath the present-day sanctuary, was the original sanctuary of...
Church buildings; Columns; Coptic church buildings; Monuments; Tombs; Water; Crypts; Cairo (Egypt)
Crypt in Old Cairo where tradition says the Holy family lived. This area of the church is sometimes inaccessible (as shown here) due to subterranean water. This crypt, which is underneath the present-day sanctuary, was the original sanctuary of...
Egyptians; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Coptic Church. Patriarch; Christian art and symbolism; Scholars; Robinson, James McConkey, 1924-; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
A preacher reads scripture to his congregation during a worship service at the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. The artwork of the church is on display behind him; a banner rests above a depiction of the crucified Lord with corpus and...
Egyptians; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Coptic Church. Patriarch; Christian art and symbolism; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
A preacher reads scripture to his congregation during a worship service at the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. The artwork of the church is on display behind him; a banner rests above a depiction of the crucified Lord (corpus) and an...
Ruins of a Pachomian monastery in the ancient village of Pbow (or Pabau), now the modern town Fāw Qiblī. Known particularly for its architecture, the monastery's ruins have been only partially covered by sediment over time. Townspeople of Fāw...
Ruins of a Pachomian monastery in the ancient village of Pbow (or Pabau), now the modern town Fāw Qiblī. Known particularly for its architecture, the monastery's ruins have been only partially covered by sediment over time. Townspeople and...
Church buildings; Clothing and dress - Egypt; Coptic Church; Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt; Ruins; Fāw Qiblī (Egypt)
Ruins of a Pachomian monastery in the ancient village of Pbow (or Pabau), now the modern town Fāw Qiblī. Known particularly for its architecture, the monastery's ruins have been only partially covered by sediment over time. Townspeople and modern...
Christian art and symbolism; Coptic church; Coptic church buildings; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
An inner wall of an Egyptian church is covered with various paintings. Centered and almost hidden behind a chandelier is a copy of da Vinci's "Last Supper." Other paintings represent the likenesses of Jesus, priests, and horsemen. A curtain is...
Scholars; Robinson, James McConkey, 1924-; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Christian art and symbolism; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
Claremont scholar James Robinson preaching in front of the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. His Arabic translator is in the center, and the local Coptic pastor is seated at left. A banner, cross with corpus, and book are painted on...
Scholars; Robinson, James McConkey, 1924-; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Christian art and symbolism; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
Claremont scholar James Robinson speaking at the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. The man next to him translates his words into Arabic. Artwork behind the speaker's podium depicts the crucified Lord (corpus) above an open book with...
