Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) El-Adra-El Mughitha church is a Coptic Orthodox church in Haret Elroum (Romans ally) in Elghoureya Cairo near the St Theodore Nun's monastery. From 1660 to 1800 the church was the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria. In 1660 Pope Matthew IV transferred the seat from Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila) to Saint Mary Church, where it remained until 1800 when Pope Mark VIII transferred the patriarchal seat to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Azbakeya).

Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) El-Adra-El Mughitha church is a Coptic Orthodox church in Haret Elroum (Romans ally) in Elghoureya Cairo near the St Theodore Nun's monastery. From 1660 to 1800 the church was the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria. In 1660 Pope Matthew IV transferred the seat from Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila) to Saint Mary Church, where it remained until 1800 when Pope Mark VIII transferred the patriarchal seat to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Azbakeya).