The Bishop

Churches in Egypt

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June 17th 2009
When thinking of Egypt, you are unlikely to think of churches or Christianity, but with an estimated 10% of Egyptians being Christian, this means there's a good 8 million of them. Tradition holds that St Mark brought Christianity to Egypt, making his first convert in Alexandria in 45 AD. Christianity appealed to Egyptians on many levels, its message of resurrection offering ordinary folk eternal ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more