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| Ḥāgir Danfīq · حاجر دنفيق | ||
| Governorate | Qinā | |
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| height | 80 m | |
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The village Hagir Danfiq (Arabic:حاجر دنفيق, Ḥāgir Danfīq, also Hagar / Hager Danfiq / Danfeeq) is located on the west bank of the Nile north of Thebes West in the egyptian Governorate Qinā. The village is about two and a half kilometers southwest of the village on the Nile Danfīq. There are two Coptic Orthodox monasteries in Ḥāgir Danfīq: the Holy Cross Monastery and the Monastery of Abū el-Līf.
getting there
The arrival from Luxor from after Qamūlā is under Qamūlā described. You are now on the desert road from Qamūlā to Naqada.
In the area of the village Ḥāgir Danfīq you branch off onto the eastern side street, which leads directly through the village, and after the village you get back to the original street (southern branch: 1 25 ° 50 ′ 39 ″ N.32 ° 42 ′ 1 ″ E, northern branch: 2 25 ° 51 '36 "N.32 ° 42 ′ 4 ″ E).
In the village one joins 3 25 ° 50 ′ 54 ″ N.32 ° 42 '10 "E to the east and after about 100 meters you reach the Holy Cross Monastery Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb.
background
In Ḥāgir Danfīq there are two monasteries relatively short distance away. Unlike the other monasteries between Naqada and Qamūlā they are still in the area of the fruitland and not in the desert.
Both monasteries are about the same age and are closely related to Bishop Pisentius of Qifṭ (see below Deir el-Anbā Pisentius) and St. Andreas connected. The monasteries probably go back to the 7th century.
Tourist Attractions
Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb
The 1 Holy Cross Monastery
(25 ° 50 ′ 54 ″ N.32 ° 42 '13 "E), Arabic:دير الصليب المقدس, Dair aṣ-Ṣalīb al-muqaddas, „Holy Cross Monastery“, Engl. Monastery of the Holy Cross, sometimes also Deir el-Anba Schinuda / Schenuda, Arabic:دير الانبا شنودة, Dair al-Anbā Shinūda, called, is the only one of this name in Egypt. There is still like in the case of Deir Abū Fānā Churches bearing the name of St. Lead the cross.
The monastery has existed since at least the 7th century and was built in the 11th / 12th centuries. Rebuilt in the 19th century. Its current shape comes mainly from the 20th century. The foundation of the monastery is even said to be due to the empress Helena go back.
The 60 m wide and 30 m long monastery is surrounded by a wall with the entrance in the north. In the east of the area there are three churches side by side, the southernmost being the most important. In the southwest of the area there is a fourth church, the one for Anba Schenuda.
The main church that Holy Cross Church (Arabic:كنيسة الصليب المقدس, Kanīsat aṣ-Ṣalīb al-muqaddas) in the southeast of the monastery, is a three-aisled basilica with a domed ceiling with roughly 2.2 m high roughly hewn columns. There is a source of holy water in the entrance area to the west, but the pool is not filled all year round. Immediately in front of the Haikal (Holy of Holies) is the choir (Chūrus). The middle haikal is designed as an apse, a semicircular chancel. The sharks are dedicated to the Archangel Michael (left), the Holy Cross and John the Baptist (right). On the south wall there are some icons, e.g. those for Father Schenuda, for Helena and Emperor Constantine and for St. Andrew (see under Deir Abū el-Līf). The latter two icons are modern.
Immediately north of the Holy Cross Church is the Church for St. Virgin Mary (Arabic:كنيسة العذراء, Kanisāt al-ʿAḏrāʾ), which can be reached from the Heiligkreuzkirche. The church has two aisles with two sharks for Taudros (left) and Maria.
North of the middle church is the Church of John the Baptist. It can also only be reached via the middle church. She has three sharks for the Archangel Michael, for John the Baptist and for the Archangel Uriel.
In the southwest of the area is the Church for Father Shenudah (Arabic:كنيسة الانبا شنودة, Kanīsat al-Anbā Shinūda). It is a three-aisled domed church. At the end of the central nave is the Haikal for Father Shenudah.
Deir Abū el-Līf
The 2 Abū el-Līf Monastery(25 ° 50 '53 "N.32 ° 42 '18 "E), Arabic:دير القديس أندراس أبو الليف, Dair al-Qiddīs Andrās Abū al-Līf, „Monastery of St. Andreas Abū el-Līf in Hagir Danfiq“, Is located about 120 meters east of the Holy Cross Monastery. It is after St. Abū el-Līf Arabic:أبو الليف, „Father of palm fiber" named. Abū el-Līf is usually associated with St. Andrew, who was a friend of Pisentius (see under Deir el-Anbā Pisentius) and superior (head) of the neighboring Holy Cross Monastery.[1]
Although the neighboring monastery Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb was visited by European travelers, this monastery can be found de facto no hint. The ground plan of the monastery and the elevation of the church have meanwhile been recorded by Egyptian scientists. You can have them shown to you by a local monk.
Much is from St. Andreas not known. The two manuscripts dedicated to him in the Paris National Library have not yet been published. St. Andrew (Abū el-Līf) is known for a water miracle: thanks to his faith, a spring opened up. St. Andrew is depicted either with a tunic or with a palm-leaf cloak (similar to St. Anthony) next to a palm tree and a spring.
The approximately 50 × 25 m large monastery has a four-aisled domed church. The entrance to the church is in the area of the second aisle from the left. The ships end in four sharks, from left to right: for Abba (father) Antonius, Abba Andreas, Abba Makari and right outside for St. Virgin. The baptismal font is in the far left corner.
To the left of the church is the refectory (dining room).
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 Mār Girgis el-Magmaʿ, Deir el-Anbā Pisentius, Deir Mār Buqṭur and Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl at Qamūlā connect.
literature
- Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb
- : Christian antiquities in the Nile Valley: a contribution towards the study of the ancient churches. Oxford: Clarendon Pr., 1912, Pp. 126-130, plate XXXVIII on p. 127.
- : Dayr al-Khalib. In:Atiya, Aziz Suryal (Ed.): The Coptic Encyclopedia; Vol. 3: Cros - Ethi. new York: Macmillan, 1991, ISBN 978-0-02-897026-4 , Pp. 858-860.
- Deir Abū el-Līf
- : Dayr Abū al-Līf. In:Atiya, Aziz Suryal (Ed.): The Coptic Encyclopedia; Vol. 3: Cros - Ethi. new York: Macmillan, 1991, ISBN 978-0-02-897026-4 , P. 703 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑O'Leary, De Lacy: The Arabic Life of Pisentius, Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1930, (Patrologia orientalis; 22), pp. 430-440.
