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The first apparition of the Virgin Mary at Zeitoun was recorded on the evening of 2 April 1968. The phenomenon was seen by two Muslim bus mechanics, who claimed to witness a woman dressed in white on the roof of Saint Mary's Coptic Church. One thought she was a nun about to attempt suicide by leaping from the roof, and called for police.
Every year on 2 April, the church celebrates the apparition in a gathering of thousands of believers who wish to honor Mary, seeking her blessing and intercession. "Blessed are you, O Mary, the ever-lighted lamp." – St. Cyril of Alexandria "Blessed are you, O Mary, the heaven-bearer of the Divinity." – St. Ephrem the Syrian
Assiut, Egypt: Date: ... Marian Apparition: Our Lady of Assiut is the name given to a series of reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 2000 and 2001 in Assiut ...
Our Lady of Warraq is believed, by some, to be a mass apparition of the Virgin Mary that occurred at the Coptic Orthodox Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael church, in Warraq al-Hadar, Giza, Egypt, in the early hours (1:00 AM – 4:00 AM) of Friday 11 December 2009.
STORY: The Virgin Mary Tree has reopened to visitors in Egyptafter renovations to protect the ancient site were completedLocation: Cairo, EgyptIt is believed Jesus's family have passed this spoton ...
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church ... when the governor of Egypt visited the establishment. ... The church is the site of several reported Marian apparitions ...
A shrine to the Virgin Mary, or Marian shrine, is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, ... Egypt. Our Lady of Warraq;
Zeitoun (Arabic: الزيتون meaning olives), also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. [1] It has been made famous for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun during the years 1968–1971.