Sohag

Anba Beshoi Monastery

Sohag, Egypt

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Anba Beshoi Monastery is a part of Egyptian history, a sample of Coptic culture. Tourists should visit it. It is located in a small village. Some houses of the settlement are adjacent to the walls of the monastery. This is a complex that dates back to the fourth century. It was built in the form of a basilica by Paisius the Great, whose relics are stored on its territory. Some of the buildings were ruins. The Church of St. Dog and the Triple Sanctuary are preserved. The sanctuary has three altar ledges with niches separated by decorated columns. A feature is a different theme of the paintings on the walls of each individual niche. Located near Buheir, you can get from Cairo by train, plane, bus, rent a car or take a taxi. But lastly, pleasure is not cheap.

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