The Copts conclude the celebration of the birth of the Mount of Birds and the Bishop of Samalut, who is performing the Mass
The Copts conclude on Thursday the celebrations of the birth of the Virgin at Mount El-Tayr in Menya, where the Pope presides over Pnotius, Bishop of Samalut, the mass of the feast, in the presence of thousands of worshipers.
The Monastery of the Virgin at Jebel al-Tair is considered one of the stations of the Holy Family's journey to Egypt, where the church's references mention that the Holy Family arrived in the Mount of Birds from the village of Bahnasa in the center of Beni Mazar in the north of Minya Governorate during its flight from the Romans.
The church inside the monastery bears the name of the Virgin Mary, created by the Queen and St. Helena 328 AD. It was renewed by Bishop Sawiris, Bishop of Minya and Ashmounin, 1938 AD, and there is a cave called the Virgin Mary. The Holy Family hid for 3 days, in addition to a wooden structure with decorations, For "Virgin" and "Saints.
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