North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Saint George’s Church

The Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in . It is part of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St George under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Cairo
  • Also known as: “Church of St. George” and “Church of St. Gorge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coptic Museum and Hanging Church.

Museum
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The is a in , with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities.

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Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the , is one of the oldest churches in which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. is situated 140 metres south of Saint George’s Church.

Church
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Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, also known as the Abu Serga Church, is one of the oldest Coptic Christian churches in , dating back to the 4th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque. is situated 2½ km northeast of Saint George’s Church.

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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

Saint George’s Church

Latitude
30.00654° or 30° 0′ 24″ north
Longitude
31.23002° or 31° 13′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G2H264J+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1244575533
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
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landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q4255568
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Saint George’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس جورج”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի (Կահիրե)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի”
  • Chinese: “圣乔治教堂”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Joriskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة القديس جورج”
  • French: “église Saint-George du Caire”
  • French: “Église Saint-Georges du Caire”
  • German: “Kloster von St. Georg”
  • German: “St. Georg”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Γεωργίου”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giorgio”
  • Japanese: “聖ゲオルギオス教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ジョージ教会”
  • Korean: “성 게오르기오스 성당”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Jerzego w Kairze”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Jorge”
  • Russian: “Храм Святого Георгия”
  • Russian: “Церковь и монастырь Святого Георгия”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Jorge”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jorge”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia ortodoxa de San Jorge”
  • Urdu: “قدیس جارج کا گرجا گھر (قاہرہ)”
  • Urdu: “قدیس جارج کا گرجا گھر”

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