Cavern Church, and The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus

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 7th century.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Coptic Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Abu Sarga Church”, “Abu Serga Church”, “Cavern Church”, and “Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coptic Museum and Ben Ezra Synagogue.

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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The , sometimes referred to as the Geniza Synagogue, the Synagogue of the Levantines, or the Synagogue of the Jerusalemites is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the part of , .

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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.

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.

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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 north of Cavern Church, and The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus.

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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.

Cavern Church, and The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus

Latitude
30.00626° or 30° 0′ 23″ north
Longitude
31.23066° or 31° 13′ 50″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Cavern Church, and The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس أبو سرجة”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسين سرجيوس وباخوس”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المغارة والشهيدين سرجيوس وواخس”
  • Arabic: “كنيسه القديس أبو سرجه”
  • Catalan: “església dels Sants Sergi i Bacus”
  • Catalan: “Església dels Sants Sergi i Bacus”
  • Chinese: “圣色尔爵巴克斯教堂”
  • Dutch: “Aboe Sarga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة القديس ابو سرجه”
  • French: “église Abu Sarga”
  • French: “Église Saints-Serge-et-Bacchus du Caire”
  • French: “église Saints-Serge-et-Bacchus”
  • German: “Abu-Serga-Kirche”
  • German: “Sergios-und-Bakchos-Kirche”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Sergius dan Bacchus”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Sergio e Bacco”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Sergio e Bacco”
  • Japanese: “アブ・サルガ教会”
  • Japanese: “アブ・セルガ教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sergius-og Bacchuskirken”
  • Polish: “Abu Serga”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Sergiusza w Kairze”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de los santos Sergio y Baco (El Cairo)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de los santos Sergio y Baco”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Sergio”
  • Urdu: “قدیس سرجیوس و باخوس گرجا گھر”

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