Today .. Copts celebrate the closing night of the birth of St. Demiana Monastery in the suburbs
Archbishop Marcos, Bishop of Kafr el-Sheikh and the head of the monastery of St. Demiana, is presiding over the final night of St. Demiana, today, in the presence of thousands of Copts.
Saint Demiana lived with her forty virgin daughters in her monastery in the suburbs. She left the palace of her father, the governor of Morcos and his saints, and was saved for the message of Christ and the love of God. She prayed in an eternal place and prepared for a nearby abode, seeking her salvation from the world. Who died in his reign thousands of Christian martyrs after they refused to return to paganism on this day in the third century AD, and after all this age the Copts insist on greeting their martyrs and remember them in their festivals, and the nights are held for them, and sacrifice under their feet vows, and give them gifts,
Patriarch Boutros Boutros, deputy of the Patriarchate of Damietta, Kafr El Sheikh and El Barary said for the seventh day that the celebrations of the monastery began last week and end today under the police guard, which allowed the visitors to stay in tents designated for this purpose in the outer courtyard and put conditions that guarantee the security and safety of visitors, Inspecting large bags and not taking weapons and sharp machines.
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