 Facade of the Church of St. George in the monastery of the same name | ||
| Deir Mār Girgis el-Magmaʿ دير مارجرجس المجمع | ||
| Governorate | Qinā | |
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| height | 80 m | |
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The Coptic Orthodox Nunnery Deir Mar Girgis el-Magma ' (Arabic:دير مارجرجس المجمع, Dair Mār Girgis al-Maǧmaʿ, also Deir el-Mēgma) is located south of the egyptian Village Hagir Danfiq and west of the village el-Baḥrī Qamūlā on the eastern side of the road in the desert, which is called Gebel el-Aṣāṣ here, to the west of the fruitland edge on the western bank of the Nile in the governorate Qinā. It is located on a small hill about 500 m from the edge of the fruit land.
getting there
The arrival from Luxor from after Qamūlā is under Qamūlā described. You are now on the desert road from Qamūlā to Naqada. The 80 × 70 m monastery is located directly on the eastern edge of the road.
background
Deir Mār Girgis Monastery is the largest of the monasteries between Naqada and Qamūlā and previously owned four churches. The Arabic name el-Maǧmaʿ can have several meanings, so. e.g. place of coexistence or church synod. Most scientists argue Not for the meaning of the synod, but for the meaning as a coinobitic way of life of the monks, that is the coexistence of the monks in a monastic community. The bishop's palace was also located here (Episkopeion) of Pisentius, Bishop of Qifṭ, while his grave is now in the monastery, which is only 400 m away Deir el-Anbā Pisentius is located.
René-Georges Coquin and Maurice Martin also suggest that the description of Deir el-Anba Pisentius of Abū el-Makārimthat of Abū Ṣāliḥ the Armenian narrated at the beginning of the 13th century, refer to this monastery by correcting Evetts' translation to read: “This monastery is west of Qūṣ. There is the tomb of Pisentius outside [the monastery] and to the west of it there is a water source (sure Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl) visited by Our Lady, our Lord Christ, together with the righteous old man Joseph. "
At the beginning of the 20th century, Somers Clarke described the monastery with its four churches and the building with the monks' cells (six on each side), which are located within an approximately square surrounding wall. The oldest church, a basilica, is dedicated to St. Georg and nowadays the best preserved church. The church of the Archangel Michael north of that of St. Georg was canceled in the 1920s. Today the nuns' quarters stand on their remains. South of the Church of St. George was that of St. John and somewhat set off in the south-west that of St. Virgin. The latter two churches are badly damaged, the state of preservation of the Church of St. But John is better than St. Virgin.
Tourist Attractions
The one still largely preserved today Church of St. George (Arabic:كنيسة مار جرجس, Kanīsat Mār Girgis) is a three-aisled domed basilica made of adobe bricks with a wide central nave and is considered the oldest church in the monastery. Its beginnings go back to the end of the 4th, beginning of the 5th century. The domes of this church are supported by pillars and transverse arches made of fired bricks. In this form the Church is the only example in Egypt.
At the east end there are three sharks (Holy of Holies), on the left for St. Menas (Mār Mīnā), in the middle for St. Georg (Mār Girgis) and on the right for St. Virgin (el-ʿAḏrāʾ). Only in front of the middle Heikal is there an icon wall. It shows Jesus and the twelve apostles or Mary and Jesus. The access to the middle Haikal consists of two narrow doors and a central window.
Left of the Church of St. Georg are the Housing of the nuns around the site of the former church of Archangel Michael (Arabic:كنيسة الملاك ميخائيل, Kanīsat al-Malāk Mīchāʾīl). Johann Georg, Duke of Saxony (1869–1938), reported about this church that the apse had destroyed but beautiful frescoes that were created around 1000. The central motif was the enthroned Christ, as he is surrounded by angels, and below that the representation of the twelve apostles.
To the right of the Church of St. Georg are the remains of the Church of St. John (Arabic:كنيسة أبو حنّس, Kanīsat Abū Ḥinnis), which at least in the last phase of construction was also designed as an irregular three-aisled basilica. Here, too, the access to the middle Haikal consisted of two narrow doors and a central window. In the area of the central western dome there was a 1.2 m deep basin that could be filled with water from the outside via a canal. The fountain was located south of the church.
Even less is of that Church of St. Virgin received (Arabic:كنيسة العذراء, Kanīsat al-ʿAḏrāʾ), which is somewhat separated from the three other churches in the southwest. It was much smaller than the other churches, also with three aisles, but not covered with domes, but with barrel vaults. At the east end was the apse, the semicircular altar niche, with two side rooms.
kitchen
There are restaurants in the nearby Luxor or in Thebes West.
accommodation
There is accommodation in the nearby Luxor or in Thebes West.
trips
Visiting the monastery can be reduced to visiting the monasteries Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl at Naqada, Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb and Deir Abū el-Līf in the village Ḥāgir Danfīq, Deir el-Anbā Pisentius, Deir Mār Buqṭur and Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl at Qamūlā connect.
literature
- : The churches and monasteries of Egypt and some neighboring countries attributed to Abû Sâliḥ, the Armenian. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895, P. 233 f, fol. 81 b. Various reprints, e.g. B. Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-9715986-7-6 ..
- : Christian antiquities in the Nile Valley: a contribution towards the study of the ancient churches. Oxford: Clarendon Pr., 1912, Pp. 130–140, panels XXXIX on p. 131 and XL on p. 132.
- : Forays through the churches and monasteries of Egypt. Leipzig: Teubner, 1914, P. 56 f., Plates 77–79, figs. 169–174.
- : New forays through the churches and monasteries of Egypt. Leipzig: Teubner, 1930, P. 47, plates 60 f., Fig. 132-136.
- : Dayr al-Majmaʿ. In:Atiya, Aziz Suryal (Ed.): The Coptic Encyclopedia; Vol. 3: Cros - Ethi. new York: Macmillan, 1991, ISBN 978-0-02-897026-4 , Pp. 819-822.
