St George's Church

Next door to the Museum is another church, St George's Greek Orthodox. It was originally constructed during the tenth century AD, at which time it was dedicated to Saint George who is said to have once killed a dragon as seen over the door.

The church was destroyed by a major fire, but was later rebuilt. In actual fact, the church which you see today is built on top of an ancient Roman tower which connects to the monastery below, and construction was only completed just over 100 years ago in 1904. It is also one of the few round churches ever built in Egypt.

The Church of St. George is an active church. That is, it is still used as a church. It is the country’s principle Greek Orthodox Church. The monastery is also the official seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria

The interior of the church has beautiful stained glass and rich darkly stained wood.Read more