Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Coptic Cairo was a stronghold for Christianity in Egypt both before and during the Islamic era. I was very fortunate that my guide Ahmed is an Egyptologist, and is an expert in Egyptian history. We visited six highlights of Coptic Cairo: The Babylon Fortress which was built by the ancient Romans; The Hanging Church, also known as the St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, which was visited by the Holy Family; Abu Serga, also known as the Saints Sergius and Wachus Church, where the Holy Family stayed for weeks or months; the Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress which is dedicated to Saint George, the warrior-saint, whose legend included slaying a dragon to symbolize the victory of good over evil; Ben Ezra Synagogue is located on a site where legend has it that this is where the Pharoah's daughter discovered baby Moses. It's also where in the 19th Century a forgotten treasure of 400,000 Hebrew, Aramaic, and Judeo-Arabic sacred manuscripts were found in a attic storage room; and the Coptic Museum, which features the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world.
If you're planning a trip to Egypt, I strongly recommend hiring Ahmed as your guide for your private or group tour. Here is his email address: ahmeddhammaddd@gmail.com and his WhatsApp number is +20 106 062 5244.
To see more of my Cairo videos, please click on this Andy's Awesome Cairo Adventures playlist link:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkFqhXvkcOQXUw_C-T0mElM2v_Gni8N4C
To see more of my Egypt videos (including the Pyramids), please click on this Andy's Awesome Egyptian Adventures playlist link: studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLkFqhXvkcOQWwi8G9FhSiZJ-Iel1u2DW7/videos
0:00 Coptic Cairo History/Fortress of Babylon
2:46 The Hanging Church (St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church): Holy Family Visited Here
11:22 Abu Serga (Saints Sergius and Wachus Church): Holy Family Stayed Here
15:42 Church of St. George (Legend of the Dragon Slayer)
19:09 Ben Ezra Synagogue (Baby Moses Found Here)
19:35 Coptic Museum (Largest Collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world)
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Coptic Cairo was a stronghold for Christianity in Egypt both before and during the Islamic era. I was very fortunate that my guide Ahmed is an Egyptologist, and is an expert in Egyptian history. We visited six highlights of Coptic Cairo: The Babylon Fortress which was built by the ancient Romans; The Hanging Church, also known as the St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, which was visited by the Holy Family; Abu Serga, also known as the Saints Sergius and Wachus Church, where the Holy Family stayed for weeks or months; the Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress which is dedicated to Saint George, the warrior-saint, whose legend included slaying a dragon to symbolize the victory of good over evil; Ben Ezra Synagogue is located on a site where legend has it that this is where the Pharoah's daughter discovered baby Moses. It's also where in the 19th Century a forgotten treasure of 400,000 Hebrew, Aramaic, and Judeo-Arabic sacred manuscripts were found in a attic storage room; and the Coptic Museum, which features the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world.
If you're planning a trip to Egypt, I strongly recommend hiring Ahmed as your guide for your private or group tour. Here is his email address: ahmeddhammaddd@gmail.com and his WhatsApp number is +20 106 062 5244.
To see more of my Cairo videos, please click on this Andy's Awesome Cairo Adventures playlist link:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkFqhXvkcOQXUw_C-T0mElM2v_Gni8N4C
To see more of my Egypt videos (including the Pyramids), please click on this Andy's Awesome Egyptian Adventures playlist link: studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLkFqhXvkcOQWwi8G9FhSiZJ-Iel1u2DW7/videos
0:00 Coptic Cairo History/Fortress of Babylon
2:46 The Hanging Church (St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church): Holy Family Visited Here
11:22 Abu Serga (Saints Sergius and Wachus Church): Holy Family Stayed Here
15:42 Church of St. George (Legend of the Dragon Slayer)
19:09 Ben Ezra Synagogue (Baby Moses Found Here)
19:35 Coptic Museum (Largest Collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world)
Please SUBSCRIBE to Andy's Awesome Adventures and enable "All" on the Subscribe bell icon. My goal is to reach 100,000 subscribers with your help. Thank you!
#copticcairo
