Anba Sawiris, abbot of the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Meir, al-Qoussiya, Assiut, some 330km south of Cairo, died in hospital in Cairo on Friday 21 July, at age 74. The Bishop had been abbot of the monastery, commonly known as al-Muharraq, from 1985 till he passed away. On 21 July, on news that … Continue reading Anba Sawiris, abbot of al-Muharraq, passes away