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As the apparition appeared over a Coptic church, the Vatican left the investigation to the Coptic authorities. The apparitions were also allegedly witnessed by President Gamal Abdel Nasser, [5] and images photographed by newspaper photographers and Egyptian television. Investigations performed by the police could find no apparent explanation.
Luminous clouds over the church domes, in the form of the Virgin Mary. The apparitions lasted for three years. They were investigated by the Coptic Church and Roman Catholic Church and were accepted by both. [11] In 1971, after the "miracle of Zeitoun", the Egyptian artist Yacoub Fanous painted additional icons on the walls of the church.
According to newspaper reports, during mass, pictures showing Our Lady with a dove above her that were hung on the wall inside the altar began to glow, after which the light from the dove in the pictures started to flow down. Later, the lights appeared above the church as well. [citation needed] The Coptic Church approved the apparition. [2] [3]
The reported apparition is then said to have moved between the domes and on to the top of the church gate between its two twin towers in front of the central church building. Many local residents reported seeing the alleged apparition of Mary. [2] A representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria has approved the apparitions. [3]
Marian apparitions are reported supernatural appearances by Mary, the mother of Jesus.Below is a list of alleged events concerning notable Marian apparitions, which have either been approved by a major Christian church, or which retain a significant following despite the absence of official approval or despite an official determination of inauthenticity.
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 is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. [2] Cairo: Al-Zeitoun District Map
Three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church were fatally stabbed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa and a suspect has been arrested, police said Wednesday. It appeared ...
The Hanging Church is the most famous Coptic Christian church in Cairo, as well as possibly the first built in basilican style. [4] The church is the site of several reported Marian apparitions. [8] She is said to have appeared in a dream to Pope Abraham in the 970s in the story of how the Mokattam Mountain was moved by the faith of Simon the ...