The pilgrimage visit of the delegation of monastics of the Russian Orthodox Church to Egypt has endedtranslated

On November 11, 2026, on the final day of the pilgrimage to Egypt, a delegation of monastics of the Russian Orthodox Church visited the Cathedral of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark in the Abbasiya district of Cairo. The pilgrims venerated the relics of the Apostle Mark, the enlightener of Egypt and the founder of the Alexandrian Church, and St. Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria.

Then the delegation went to the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center located at the cathedral. The Museum of Patriarch Shenouda III displays his personal belongings, vestments, photographs and other items related to his many years of high priestly service.

A special place in the program was occupied by a visit to the exhibition dedicated to the Coptic martyrs of our time. Photos, clothes and personal belongings of 21 Christians executed by terrorists in Libya in 2015, as well as believers who died in the explosion in the Cairo Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in December 2016, are carefully stored here.

These simple objects remind of the earthly life of the victims, their families and the faith to which they remained faithful to the end. With special love, the Coptic Church preserves the memory of its martyrs - not only about their tragic circumstances...