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A word about monasticism
Examples from the Holy Bible about monasticism, John the Baptist, Ilaiah the prophet, and St. Anthony.
Ancient portrait of Christian Art in El – Fayoum.
An explanation of the symbols of a monk’s garment with a visit to the monasteries of St. Bishoy and El – Sourian monastery on Christmas, Baptism of Jesus Christ, and Easter.
The life of solitude
A description of a monk’s cell
Life of solitude
St. Anthony as an example of the life of solitude.
A comparison between monk’s life I the past and in the present
Life of solitude.
A part of the monk’s prayers
St. Luke
Modern Coptic icons
One of the monastery’s monks while he was drawing
An icon of St. Mary ( modern Art )
An icon of St.Mary ( Modern art )
The icon of St. Poktor the martyr
Two of the martyrs riding tow horses ( New Discovery )
Lotus flower decorating the southern wall of the church in the middle.
Coptic decorations on the southern wall with a drawing of a peacock ( Only the tail remained ) ( the peacock is a symbol of eternity because it lives about 300 years )
St.Bishoy washing Jesus Christ's feet. (St. Bishoy cell)
Two Coptic Ornaments decorating the Southern wall under the Church's hall, St. Mary's church, El sourian Monastery.
Descoveries :-
Philip the Disciple baptizing the ethiopian
Coptic cross and a peacock tail from the eastern side.
Coptic writings (Moses, Heron, Gregarious)
St. Saweerous son of Keriakos and some Serian and Coptic writings. Coptic writings ( our Lord, our savior, Jesus Christ son of God, for whom is the eternal Glory, Amin) Coptic cross drawn by a monk called Soliman . Serian writings ( Marouta and Mathew working in St.Mary church year 830 AD)
Ancient Monastery Library .
Monks' work, a daily work for monks.
A part of the Holly Mass service.
An isolated cell in the mountain.
Desert.
Coptic art and Mosaic works. Christmas, the visit of St. Bishoy monastery to El Sourian Monastery. The keep, shelter from Barbarian attacks.
