- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 John of Barullos (540–615) -
2 The Relationship between the Monks of Northern Egypt and the Patriarchs of the Egyptian Church -
3 Saint Mina Monastery in Arabic Sources -
4 The Bashmurite Revolts in the Delta and the ‘Bashmuric Dialect’ -
5 Toward the Localization of the Hennaton Monastic Complex -
6 The Pachomian Federation and Lower Egypt: The Ties that Bind -
7 The Relations between the Coptic Church and the Armenian Church from the Time of Muhammad Ali to the Present (1805–2015) -
8 Saint Barsum the Naked and His Veneration at al-Ma‘sara (Dayr Shahran) -
9 The Traditions of the Holy Family and the Development of Christianity in the Nile Delta -
10 Anba Ruways and the Cathedral of St. Mark -
11 The Perception of St. Athanasius of Alexandria in Later Coptic Literature -
12 The Discovery of the Papyri from Tura at Dayr al-Qusayr (Dayr Arsaniyus) and Its Legacy -
13 Nitria -
14 Yuhanna al-Samannudi, the Founder of National Coptic Philology in the Middle Ages -
15 The Arabic Version of the Miracles of Apa Mina -
16 Life of Pope Cyril VI (Kyrillos VI) -
17 The Veneration of Anba Hadid and the Nile Delta in the Thirteenth Century -
18 Kellia and Monastic Epigraphy -
19 Butrus al-Sadamanti al-Armani (Peter of Sadamant ‘the Armenian’) -
20 Julius of Aqfahs: The Martyrdom of John and Simon -
21 The Bohairic Acts of the Martyrs as a Genre of Religious Discourse -
22 Remnants of a Byzantine Church at Athribis -
23 Architecture in Kellia -
24 Kellia: Its Decoration in Painting and Stucco -
25 Highlights from the Polish Excavations at Marea/Philoxenite 2000–14 -
26 Conservation of Mural Paintings in the Coptic Museum - Abbreviations
- Bibliography
Saint Mina Monastery in Arabic Sources
Saint Mina Monastery in Arabic Sources
- Chapter:
- (p.21) 3 Saint Mina Monastery in Arabic Sources
- Source:
- Christianity and Monasticism in Northern Egypt
- Author(s):
Sherin Sadek El Gendi
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
This chapter focuses on an important monastic site in the region, the St. Mina Monastery. It begins with a short historical introduction to St. Mina, the meaning of his name, his feasts, and his monasteries and churches in Mareotis west of Alexandria, in Fumm al-Khalig, in the Delta, and in Upper Egypt according to the Arabic sources. St. Mina the Egyptian, or the Miracle Worker, is one of the most important Coptic saints in Egypt from the Roman period. His monuments are visited by a large number of believers, and a large artistic collection, discovered in his monastery in Mareotis, is displayed in Coptic monasteries, Coptic churches, the Coptic Museum in Cairo, and other international archaeological museums.
Keywords: Christianity, monasticism, monastic sites, St. Mina Monastery, Coptic saints
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 John of Barullos (540–615) -
2 The Relationship between the Monks of Northern Egypt and the Patriarchs of the Egyptian Church -
3 Saint Mina Monastery in Arabic Sources -
4 The Bashmurite Revolts in the Delta and the ‘Bashmuric Dialect’ -
5 Toward the Localization of the Hennaton Monastic Complex -
6 The Pachomian Federation and Lower Egypt: The Ties that Bind -
7 The Relations between the Coptic Church and the Armenian Church from the Time of Muhammad Ali to the Present (1805–2015) -
8 Saint Barsum the Naked and His Veneration at al-Ma‘sara (Dayr Shahran) -
9 The Traditions of the Holy Family and the Development of Christianity in the Nile Delta -
10 Anba Ruways and the Cathedral of St. Mark -
11 The Perception of St. Athanasius of Alexandria in Later Coptic Literature -
12 The Discovery of the Papyri from Tura at Dayr al-Qusayr (Dayr Arsaniyus) and Its Legacy -
13 Nitria -
14 Yuhanna al-Samannudi, the Founder of National Coptic Philology in the Middle Ages -
15 The Arabic Version of the Miracles of Apa Mina -
16 Life of Pope Cyril VI (Kyrillos VI) -
17 The Veneration of Anba Hadid and the Nile Delta in the Thirteenth Century -
18 Kellia and Monastic Epigraphy -
19 Butrus al-Sadamanti al-Armani (Peter of Sadamant ‘the Armenian’) -
20 Julius of Aqfahs: The Martyrdom of John and Simon -
21 The Bohairic Acts of the Martyrs as a Genre of Religious Discourse -
22 Remnants of a Byzantine Church at Athribis -
23 Architecture in Kellia -
24 Kellia: Its Decoration in Painting and Stucco -
25 Highlights from the Polish Excavations at Marea/Philoxenite 2000–14 -
26 Conservation of Mural Paintings in the Coptic Museum - Abbreviations
- Bibliography
