Coptic monks scramble to protect ancient monastery

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Ancient buildings like this should be left as is, and engineers can figure out a way to work around them without destroying them for whatever project they have in mind.

Coptic monks scramble to protect ancient monastery
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Breakingnews, Egypt, Greater Middle East, Heritage, Near East 9:00 PM Marking just the latest of a long dispute which arose around a road project threatening to demolish an archaeological site, Coptic monks are literally willing to put their lives on the line. St. Macarius Coptic Monastery in existence since the 4th century faces threat of demolition [Credit: Reuters] According to Fides, the project to build a road that should unite the city of Fayoum to an oasis area crossing the territories around the Coptic monastery of St. Macarius, threatens an archaeological area that stretches around a church dating to the fourth century. Ninety-two kilometers from Cairo, the Monastery of St. Macarius is located in Wadi el-Natrun, the ancient Scetes. In Christian literature, the Scetes refers to one of the three early Christian monastic centers located in the desert of the northwestern Nile Delta.

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The Archaeology News Network Coptic monks scramble to protect ancient monastery

 

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Ancient buildings like this should be left as is, and engineers can figure out a way to work around them without destroying them for whatever project they have in mind.

Coptic monks scramble to protect ancient monastery
Posted by TANNArchaeoHeritage

Breakingnews, Egypt, Greater Middle East, Heritage, Near East 9:00 PM Marking just the latest of a long dispute which arose around a road project threatening to demolish an archaeological site, Coptic monks are literally willing to put their lives on the line. St. Macarius Coptic Monastery in existence since the 4th century faces threat of demolition [Credit: Reuters] According to Fides, the project to build a road that should unite the city of Fayoum to an oasis area crossing the territories around the Coptic monastery of St. Macarius, threatens an archaeological area that stretches around a church dating to the fourth century. Ninety-two kilometers from Cairo, the Monastery of St. Macarius is located in Wadi el-Natrun, the ancient Scetes. In Christian literature, the Scetes refers to one of the three early Christian monastic centers located in the desert of the northwestern Nile Delta.

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The Archaeology News Network Coptic monks scramble to protect ancient monastery

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Ancient buildings like this should be left as is, and engineers can figure out a way to work around them without destroying them for whatever project they have in mind.

Coptic monks scramble to protect ancient monastery
Posted by TANNArchaeoHeritage

Breakingnews, Egypt, Greater Middle East, Heritage, Near East 9:00 PM Marking just the latest of a long dispute which arose around a road project threatening to demolish an archaeological site, Coptic monks are literally willing to put their lives on the line. St. Macarius Coptic Monastery in existence since the 4th century faces threat of demolition [Credit: Reuters] According to Fides, the project to build a road that should unite the city of Fayoum to an oasis area crossing the territories around the Coptic monastery of St. Macarius, threatens an archaeological area that stretches around a church dating to the fourth century. Ninety-two kilometers from Cairo, the Monastery of St. Macarius is located in Wadi el-Natrun, the ancient Scetes. In Christian literature, the Scetes refers to one of the three early Christian monastic centers located in the desert of the northwestern Nile Delta.

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The Archaeology News Network Coptic monks scramble to protect ancient monastery

The knowledge inside the monastery is more important than the buildings. It is a shame that they could not have been left alone as simple men of god.