Saint Mina Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint Mina is a Coptic Orthodox monastery in the Western Desert of Egypt near Alexandria .
The present modern monastery was rebuilt in 1959 near the ruins of the ancient Coptic monastery of Abu Mena , one of the most important Christian pilgrimage sites in Egypt. The original monastery was destroyed by the Arabs during the Muslim conquest of what was once Christian Coptic-speaking Egypt in the mid-7th century .
Today's monastery is the second most important Christian pilgrimage site in Egypt and is also known as the " Lourdes of the East". It is visited by hundreds of thousands of Coptic pilgrims every year.
Web links
- St. Mina Monastery in Mariut on the Web
- Saint of the Day, November 11: Mennas of Egypt at SaintPatrickDC.org
- St. Mina Monastery in Mariut on the Web (Arabic site)
- Stmina-monastery.org
- Stmina-monastery.org
Coordinates: 30 ° 51 ′ 6 ″ N , 29 ° 39 ′ 58 ″ E