Location
Deir Abou Menas
- Title
- ara Deir Abou Menas
- ara دير أبو مينا
- lat sanctus Mennas
- Description
- eng An ancient Christian pilgrimage site that grew into an active town centered around the monastery complex devoted to Saint Menas who is said to have been buried there. The town reached its peak as the most visited pilgrimage site in Egypt during the sixth century AD.
- Latitude
- 30.841605471457257
- Longitude
- 29.667046296514524
Linked resources
Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature
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