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there are one thousand steps in the staircase that leaves from the monastery to the cave or st anthony is said to have lived in the fourth century. for father lucas and the other monks at st anthony's monastery in egypt the cave is a holy place this is where it all began. when the lucas came to st anthony's in two thousand and ten the monastery played an important role in his decision to become a monk today a small motor stands at the place where st anthony once prayed when it's on the horror that the bible says i forget what is behind me and to reach toward what is ahead of the iowa. it's been moved by that. this is where i spent my first time in

seclusion and where i prayed before deciding to become a one of the. desert monasteries like st anthony's remain one of the most visible symbols of the coptic orthodox church a christian community with a long history and tradition in egypt and northeastern africa. but the coptic tradition is also thriving in cairo a bustling metropolis of some twenty million not far from the musky market district in the middle of old cairo a coptic church is holding easter services security is tight. in recent years islam is the extremists have carried out numerous deadly attacks against the coptic community the egyptian government has put coptic church is under police protection especially during the religious holidays. palm sunday is celebrated with a procession through the church this is also part of the coptic tradition as is the

participation of the men of the community in the liturgy. most coptic women cover their heads in church and during prayer. father markers has served as priest at this historic church of the virgin mary in haaretz so violent for many years in this very unofficial an area and although it's as if i'm from this region. but i was baptized at the baptismal font in this church . this is always been my church since i was a child. is a church of the holy virgin that's the way it has a very special spirituality and that everyone from this area even if they've moved away come here to celebrate special occasions in the church the. head off is a real. i look at this i got must buy tickets must

go on their flight the holy family came to egypt. they pass through the country from east to west from north to south following the path across the way this is one of the places they rested when they came from old cairo has he. you know. we're not a minority of the church the coptic orthodox church is the native church of the christians of egypt lubell it is thank god a strong and growing church yes it is growing and me as you can see from the fact that there are copts all over the world. for many here the attacks carried out by members of the muslim brotherhood in twenty thirteen are still fresh in their memory. ever been especially in the fee.

bothered among the muslims there are admittedly some fanatical groups we don't deny that last going to win the muslim brotherhood was in power a door was open to fanaticism but. we saw that during the riots in the raw district city of a few many coptic church is in egypt were also set on fire. thank god things have improved under our current president abdel fatah el-sisi. ordinary egyptians do not feel hate the whole of this is an enormous opportunity to live together in peace be it on the usual and i say feeling that. although there are no official figures between ten and twenty million copts live in egypt between ten and twenty percent of the population there are hundreds of coptic church is in cairo but exactly how many is unknown. the most important

churches are in the city's coptic district at the church of sargent's and baucus there's a crypt where mary joseph and the infant jesus are said to have rested. on the heart of the well come to the holiest place in the world the world's oldest and smallest church. it will be cavernous where the holy family stayed for three months a church was built here during the op a stall a cage and the cavern church of saint sergius and backus is one of the very oldest churches and has a special altar aps just leaves of the original stones on which the messiah rested and stayed in the city i the most famous come to church is next door known as the hanging church it is named for its construction on top of the ruins of an old roman fortress. the hanging church contains many icons which are revered there is also

a collection of relics of the saints which draws many believers to worship and prayer. even here in the old muslim city center the narrow streets and alleyways of the bazaar are dotted with coptic merchants and shops. in. this. case someone steps silver works shop is a city institution. as is was of himself among the many objects in his shop are coptic hand crosses. the sleeves have a shot at the him this is an old cross from abyssinia that wow it is about a hundred years old or not it's made entirely by hand and out of silver only when all of this is handmade you don't see work by. this anymore today so not even the

craftspeople in egypt can do this if you also want to make a cross like this they say no it's too much effort and takes me too much time you look oh no i can't it costs too much if you have to understand everyone needs to make it gave a little doubt of. if someone also sells bracelets many of which he buys from bedouins for then end of. their lives can be shot has been in my family for three generations. my grandfather my father and now my brother and me there what do you know we've always been silver match and now half the family sell silver the other gold rush of iron ore the profitable part of the business is the trade in silver. we have

traditions to maintain. i can't always do whatever i might please since there are certain ways of doing things and yet. that's how we've evolved a lot of the work. unlike the market district there are many other places in the sprawling capital that tourists rarely venture. like the slum known as the garbage city. garbage city is one of the city's poorest neighborhoods the people here most of whom are caught survive by sorting and recycling kairos waste. sacks of garbage are everywhere the residents live along side the place that they earn a living from. overlooking the slum district the cup to community

has established a place of worship the cliffs are decorated with scenes from the bible an enormous complex contains several churches and a large assembly hall all adorned with cardinals. they are the work of mario who is originally from poland. high above the district and with little by way of safety equipment bush spends his days carving new reliefs and sculptures it has become his life's work. its. every day care. nothing i started this year in one thousand nine hundred five i've

been in egypt since one thousand nine hundred used to work at the don bosco catholic school i talked to her when i worked at a place run by the sisters of mother teresa. that is one of her nuns told me about father saw the priest here she sent me to him. i was drawn to father saw money from the start so i said to him father i have never worked in stone. only thing i've ever made is a wooden decoration for a church in giza. and then he said to me well why don't you give it a try meanwhile i've been giving it a try for twenty three years. in the one of the things that motivates me is that sculptural art isn't really prized

in islamic countries. muslims regard me as an unbeliever because in their mind i carved idols into stone which i can worship. i don't really understand my art. is. in the beginning i couldn't make sense of the prayers of the coptic church i didn't even like the coptic church i only came here because i enjoyed being a teacher for the catholic church. but over time our lord opened my eyes to the coptic church once i understood the depth of this faith i began to appreciate it if the shaft you know you lived that the eastern churches are more profound than the western european churches that are . i have such strong faith. and every sentence that crosses their

lips you will hear the word of god. you know you might have been. shot of course and there were times in my life that i lived surrounded by rubbish does about our lord just sent me to it god knows best to figure out if you can see what has been made out of carbon all of this was made by garbage collectors and i'm one of them i know i had. most egyptian copts wear a small cross tattoo on their wrist as a visible mark of their fate. as does come thick artist honey so wear it with hundreds of churches in the city the icon painter and glass artist has more than enough work. this is the holy family with jesus mary and joseph depicted as

a composite when they came to egypt. the background needs a few details that show there in egypt so we have the pyramids palm trees and the pharaoh nick temple. i always create a design before i start cutting the glass design like this one. first i brought in pencil then i trace it in black. then i change the colors so the virgin mary for example always wears blue for us cops she represents the second haven't i never use only a single shade of blue i begin with the different types of glass that i work with for example i ask myself what the messiah should wear and then i begin choosing the colors i want to use. many developed cops are drawn to the small church of st mary in cairo's site

district. honey so warres and his wife know how often come here with their son tony they have a deep faith in the blessings of the virgin mary and the other sinks. in that this is. in iran hundred sixty eight the virgin mary appeared at this church it was april second tuesday that is it will give me a good dental there was a wonderful apparition on the dome and that's why this is a very special place for us that it's fact that. it was an amazing. only beautiful apparition that's why this place is holy and me. just. by the sea. it may. be also. we see her. face that will light.

since. we're going to. space for the it was flowing really quick at the end of them along with a few divergent performs many miracles anyone who is sick who need something receives her support rather have. bigelow i come here when i have a problem or i'm worried i tell her everything you mention and i pray and when i go home my heart is that piece that i feel her interceding in my life and taking care of my problems will help. like most every cup to church there is a small shop with devotional objects including pictures of the coptic pope's and the saints. the current pope of the coptic orthodox church one draws the second also paid the church a visit while the catholic pope regards himself as successor of st peter the coptic

pope sees himself as the inheritor of st mark. at the church of st simon overlooking the garbage city. leaves to attend a community meeting. that we think. we're going to the church option where there will be an assembly. first vespers and then we'll sing a complex songs. about that i mean that it does show i think any father saw a sermon if you will and after the sermon god willing there will be prayers. the prayers can drive out the spirits will sharpen our language we would call it an exorcism it's not the how do we share in. the. decision you. are every thursday evening a group of believers gathers to listen to father some man's preaching.

order over you. care. they include not just the gyptian carpets but also camps from ethiopia as well as muslims who believe in the priests power to banish evil spirits. plus a lot of. the the sick come the encircled they believe that the lord the messiah will heal them and we pray for them of the law the bible says lay your hands on the sick and they will be healed. and as we said at the very start of the gathering the gospel of our teacher mark has this same chapter sixteen he said unto them a little live go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation and without the well it believes it is baptized will be saved whoever does not believe

will be condemned. whether believes in is baptized will be saved whoever does not believe will be condemned. and these signs with a company those who believe in my name they will drive out demons it is me they will speak in new tongues when they pick up snakes with their hands or drink deadly poison it will not hurt them later when they lay their hands on the sick they will get well that is what the holy bible says we do not heal he heals we only act in accordance with his word was near it was. near. those who believe they are possessed by evil spirits come to the front where the priest performs an exorcism. profanity very last the word will be confirmed through science through miracles i'm not just saying that what is it. will kill you know what proves it. is

really a miracle it will or is it. the desert monasteries of wadi el not true are located about an hour's drive outside cairo one of the best known is the center mccurry whose monastery. in. st maarten audios of egypt founded the monastery in the fourth century father never couriers has been here for twenty two years before becoming a monk he studied engineering and architecture this is the fort function was to save the monks life of the berbers at this windows are the only and original entrance was on the second floor they were going up he was in the stewards who are then going in by this beach then they pull the bridge like this that no one can follow them the walls are very thick about two meters thick they had the water well

inside had stopped crops enough for moms and their male because the chapel of the third floor all of their needs that they keep inside the fort this building is from the twelfth century but it's replaced another one was from the fifth century. the monastic cells are steeped in history. in mind scenes sixteen lined the monks number in this monastery was six months just six months now we are one hundred forty the number increased in these last forty nine years is incredibly from six to one hundred forty and the same rate of growth is just like that in all of the other monasteries to the monasteries and then honorees as well actually when somebody wants to join them one of three we have two conditions for him the first he has to finish his university the second has finished his military service then he comes to them one and then want to see the

elders meet him examine him if they found him for this life they permit him to be this inside of them honestly for three years. for him to examine himself and also for the old amongst all of them and. at the end of this three years as if everything is ok they are then him as among the stay of the monastery for the rest of his life. father carrillo tends to the library he was ordained just a few years ago before that he worked for a large market valuation company spending time in london and frankfurt for many his decision to join a monastery came as a surprise yes at the beginning people thought if you were talking doing good deeds if. i mean people in my company for. making this up feel to. do with a person i don't feel pressed if. i think each staging of life would you realize. what

a different picture of what their degrees money success. evolved to go in things not to do anything so stuff so short that you think it would last for fifth. or years to come here on its very own when i was two years old. and that i found in this want to do something very special for thirty quite and you all do with the outposts you need the monks from this is just. and. being as it is from the word head through to cool to go back to fruits and to see what i mean we're dealing with who or. what your purpose was to look at this life. this is awful the other think that. some could miss muffet offer something like this before being offered a fictitious fate and just the fifth so to get the. full study with. but for the wealthy that.

friday's sundays and holidays are traditional days for visitors to come to the monastery they come to pray and receive the monks blessings from many cops the monasteries are a bowl work of their faith and a spiritual guide. was. moved . to move not far from the monastery of saint makarios another comp to community is staking out new ground. founded twenty years ago the ana for a retreat is a place where laypeople and clerics of all faiths can come together in

contemplation and prayer the retreat also serves as a training ground for social engagement. communal religious services are held according to coptic tradition i i. here to the service conducted after easter features a celebrate torrie procession through the church bishop thomas who founded the retreat is still its driving force the. i tell you that we are like a truth a tree that has very good roots. and this roots is very strong we are very much coptic orthodox church we are very much into the more gnostic tradition which we feel very proud of but at the same time look at the tree if the tree is first home get the rules they would have their branches open and this branches that is

everywhere every birds with common to that and this is not just france for the tree that's really has it's all in the. rules and that's why we are very much secure the holy are and we are all can talk about the whole words. under for one has also established a program for young coptic women from the bishop's diocese the initiative aims to empower the young women who come from a community and society to places many barriers in their way many come from very poor families where their own needs take a back seat but on a fora they enjoy a rare opportunity to be front and center on a given iraq or to give them. a woman who lives in egypt they feel like to live in maid to meet a society this is normal this is something used to have to live with this for

a long time and they feeling this is very very so i would work together here in this program this for the next say that we want to to lead them to take out of this charm as of this suffering of their life so we work on different levels we work on their. own their values song they are valuable you i'd avoid the to be something to be a different person as a society we make this transformation in their in their lives. and how come we see the millions of the people and we don't act i think there is enough resources in the holy words it's only that we don't see other. we pay a visit to the village of el or south of cairo in february twenty fifth teen twenty one young men were killed in libya by islamist militants all but one were cops from

egypt they had been kidnapped forty days earlier but had refused to renounce their faith the coptic orthodox church has canonized the men as martyrs most of the men came from villages in this area. a large church has been built in the area three years after the massacre the bodies are said to be returned for burial the brutal murders shocked all of egypt. being. funny so where has painted the icons for the church. the work here moved him deeply. photographs of the young men have been placed before the altar crowns of the martyr have been put on the photographs in their honor honey so whereas i can does not depict the men as individuals and their shared martyrdom they are all equals at the shrine the artist meets bashir as the funhouse two of his brothers were among those killed. she is how are

you good and you good god protect her we got protect you i was your family thank god very well thanks be to god. i'm visiting the martyrs this is bishnoi. is that him yes and this is the second brother the martyrs samuel he's your brother yes the whole both of them and they're both my brothers. this is be sure be sure as the older samuel the younger tell us about the show it has and you must be very sad. that. the worst was that we heard nothing while they were being held captive. but after they were martyred all that changed thank god. i. think changed. and so i knew that they had gone to a good place. i know but they got the mosque at the once when i was sitting with

my mother i asked her what she thought about these murders the. museum is going to she said she asked her god to touch their hearts to touch the hearts of these people and then liken them anyone could do such a thing is not a normal human being. who could just slaughter another person like that and first call on god's name rather than the second one animal that you eat you slaughter it but a person. we've never heard of slaughtering a human being. that's a person who doesn't you know god or anyone who claims they're following god's orders when they do such a thing as a liar. as. we say to them turn around to return to the teachings understand the world understand the true basis of faith and then you'll be able to speak of faith and mercy again. not

london but of the ones we also pray for the killers whatever happened we still pray for them we say lord open their eyes so they can see the light of our lord well not only on. in the lives. that's what the show and some will war when they perform their church service is. one belongs to the other some well they were them on sundays fridays and wednesdays. on those days they didn't go to work or to church yeah machinima sure they were christians before and now they're martyrs sure mark on the message

you know we've been christians for generations they both knew their religion order to show you had his books with him he bought all of the books the pope published or wrote so that he could read them. and of course he read the holy scripture. they were both acolytes and were permitted to carry the candles of services. and i was somewhat on moment. i want them to see me when they return and take their proper place in their church around the corner and then we'll visit them that's what we want we can see them and only. want them to return here to be with us so that we can visit them. out of sight and that. it's in god's hands. and when they meet did our lord is reaching out his hand to bring them here but we

know nothing it's in god's hands. in the one nine hundred sixty s. the city of nakata in upper egypt was sent to have had a coptic majority today there are no official statistics for the number of copts in the area the government prefers not to give precise statistics in part for security reasons but copts are still a major presence in the area some still maintain the old traditions such as textile manufacturing. the city was once home to some three hundred weaving mills nearly every family had a lumet home and today there are only about thirty weaving businesses in operation one belongs to philip samir many of the weavers have worked here for decades. hey how's it going. are you ah let me take a look. exactly.

and i was eight when i started working here. now i'm seventy five. but only god knows my exact age. i learned how to we from my father and grandfather. i give us a lot of the. yeah this right here. this is where i got my start. cleaning the is about how this pattern is called like i'm barbara. since you don't know the

word bara will tell you that it's a pyramid pattern of how the crafts people call it what you would call a pyramid you learn something and then you know this is our craft working with colors but all this type of work goes back one hundred or one hundred fifty years. or originally it goes back all the way to the age of the pharaohs we founded here and took it up and now we are living from it and the workers here are continuing the tradition. we are in here that this was once a christian place and this type of handicraft is typically coptic but nowadays you won't find many traditional coptic handicrafts outside of the coptic museum and we no longer we fabrics using coptic had done that that's how it is traditional coptic handicrafts the old handicraft that have been largely forgotten there was no one who could show us how to do it either. i.

we return to where our journey began the monastery of st anthony on the red sea. it is a quiet place far from the bustle of the city a fitting location for saint anthony who in the fourth century came here to live a life of prayer and solitude. father always has been a monk for more than forty this hardly is consider that at the best place of them when asked sick life in the war. that has global flunks. where assembly on god the need the fed will send anthony by the beginning of the fourth century and particular of. all five that's why. kennie. we gave the name of the father of all monks in the world of percent and her. father did the most calls the monks to

the service. i. as in other comp decor the nox monasteries st anthony's has no shortage of new recruits there are about one hundred twenty months here and new ones continue to arrive i for the coptic monks here it is hard to believe that some monasteries in europe stand empty their buildings put up for sale i thank the coptic orthodox church and here's firmly to its rituals for many copts these traditions form a bulwark against a changing and at times hostile world for coptic egyptians places like st anthony's monastery remain a kind of touchstone. thank. you

however secluded the monastery may appear monks like father marco's are well aware of the world around them i thought before coming here father marcos studied medicine and trained as an ophthalmologist. before entering the church shoes must be removed also a coptic tradition. for the. few. i. hear we can find

mark since it's a place where is a mark live and then you can find the door and the stairs and here to rocks is a book called in between to make fire for cooking. this place only for one monk is from the fifth century it's called this church was built over this but. the monastery has an artistic treasure the old church of st anthony we did see. after something. so they put his body on the ground of all those there in the birth of the church for centuries the church was destroyed many times by beating people.

and supposed to destroy and make fire was put everything but in past so it was not a story so make new india and the new bit to exist for. the first player from the first century was the last one from the fifteenth century but you see. this is. from seventeenth century up to twenty years ago all the cherish was black boxes blacks quit it was a miracle when we just clean icons to be like this. we see the difference between the first on the last they're here in this old. the bottom of the father from the fifteenth century others are from the first century there is a big difference even in colors about three players from this world to find the first. this is like. when you look you will find. that all. you

see is the sign but you says it's alpha and omega so first and last to the beginning and end. are faced with off it like this so pissing come from recess for themselves. father marco's tends to the visitors to the monastery including those who are sick and come here to receive medical care. for. everyone who comes here whether coptic or muslim is treated free of charge and receives free medications for many people in the region especially the bedouin community this is their only source of medical care there is even a dentist here. maybe

you'll find that this was the first place but for me it's my home. i left to live here because it's quite pleased. makes me prime time to get in cuts for years. but this one means comes quite. so and quite close you can know yourself you can leave your mind. oh no no no you're no no kids in all families and all mining we are the people got a lot of pressure.

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