 Entrance in the west to the Church of St. Virgin in Daqadus | ||
| Daqādūs · دقادوس | ||
| Governorate | Daqahlīya | |
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| height | 11 m | |
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Daqadus (also Dakadus, Daqadous, Arabic:دقادوس, Daqādūs) is a village about 3 km north of With Ghamr, about 25 km west of ez-Zaqaziq im egyptian Governorate ed-Daqahlīya.
background
The name of the village derives from "Ti Theotokos [Athokotos, Greek Αθοκοτος] ”, The Coptic term for“ Mother of God [of Daqadus] ”. Locals believe that the village is on the station Escape route of the Holy Family to Egypt was. Churches have been documented in writing since the early 7th century, such as those of the Theotokos, Mary. The most important representative is the later 71st Patriarch of Alexandria, Michael V. ad-Daqādūsī (1154 - 1155), who was born in this village. In 1970 the remains of the medieval church building were discovered in the area of the choir.
Daqādūs is also the birthplace of the Islamic legal scholar Sheikh Muḥammad Mitwallī esch-Schaʿrāwī (Arabic:الشيخ محمد متولي الشعراوي, 1911–1998), who was also buried here. Among other things, he was responsible for founding the first Islamic bank in Egypt, the Faisal Islamic Bank, and worked as the Grand Sheikh at el-Azhar University.
getting there
In the street
With a car or taxi drives from ez-Zaqāzīq to 1 With Ghamr(30 ° 43 '4 "N.31 ° 16 ′ 13 ″ E), Arabic:ميت غمر, With Ghamr. In this city one branches off to Daqādūs. The road to the church leads along the western edge of the village.
mobility
The village can also be explored on foot.
Tourist Attractions
In the village is the 1 Church complex of St. Virgin(30 ° 43 '42 "N.31 ° 15 ′ 49 ″ E). Its origins go back to the fourth century AD, the first church is said to be from Helena (around 250-330), the mother of the emperor Constantine the Elder Size, have been founded. The current church, dating from 1888, was built on the site of three earlier churches, one of which has survived while the other two fell victim to floods in the 19th century. The preserved church has been restored and is now located below the modern church. The treasures of the churches include over 100 manuscripts from the 6th century, including the commentary on the teachings of St. Paul from Abu el-Farag ibn el-'Assal from the year 1332 (= 1048 AT THE).[1]
The modern Church of St. Virgin is three-aisled. She has three Holy of Holies for the Archangel Michael (left), the Virgin Mary and for St. George. The richly decorated iconostasis has images of Jesus and the twelve apostles. Other icons can be found on the side walls of the church.
The old source (Arabic:البئر الأثري, al-Biʾr al-aṯrī) on the farm dates back to the first century and can still be used today. Behind is the Church of St. Mark the Prophet (Arabic:كنيسة مار مرقس الرسول, Kanīsat Mār Marqus ar-Rasūl).
The oldest church is that of St. Virgin Mary and Joseph the carpenter (Arabic:كنيسة العذراء مريم والقديس يوسف النجار, Kanīsat al-ʿAḏraʾ Maryam wa al-Qiddīs Yūsuf an-Naǧǧār). It contains an iconostasis with inlaid bone, ivory and wood from the 4th century and icons of the Virgin Mary.
The church has a souvenir shop. The church can be reached by phone on 20 (0) 50 690 6240.
activities
Every year it becomes one of the largest Mulids, Holy Festival, in the Nile Delta in honor of St. Virgo from 14th to 16th Mesori (August 20-22) celebrated.
kitchen
accommodation
trips
The visit of the village can be combined with other sites along the Holy Family Escape Route connect so with Bilbeis, ez-Zaqāzīq, Samannūd and Sacha.
literature
- : Christian Egypt, ancient and modern. Cairo: American University at Cairo Press, 1977 (2nd edition), ISBN 978-977-201-496-5 , P. 252.
Individual evidence
- ↑Manuscript No. 27, see: : Les pèlerinages coptes en Egypt: d'après les notes du Qommos Jacob Muyser. Le Caire: Institut Français d’Archéologie du Caire, 1979, Bibliothèque d’études coptes; 15th, P. 24.
