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The
Holy
Family
spends
the
most
of
their
travels
in
Egypt...
It
embraced
the
Virgin
Mary
and
her
child
while
soldiers
of
Herod,
King
of
the
Jews
(Roman),
pursued
her
with
the
intention
of
beheading
her
child.
During
their
journey,
they
visited
several
places
of
Egypt,
leaving
blessings
and
holiness
in
their
wake.
One
of
these
locations
is
the
Virgin
Mary
tree,
which
is
now
known
as
the
"Al
Matareya"
suburb.
When
the
family
realised
Herod's
men
were
pursuing
them,
they
took
cover
under
this
tree
and
were
saved.
The
water
was
poured
into
those
areas,
where
God
sprouted
the
elderberry
plant,
from
which
Balsam
essence
is
produced,
and
Mary
took
refuge
under
the
shade
of
the
tree,
where
a
spring
of
water
sprung
up
near
it
for
her
to
wash
Jesus'
clothing.
It
was
regarded
as
one
of
the
most
valuable
gifts
given
to
kings
at
the
time.
For
generations,
the
tree
has
been
a
centre
of
pilgrimage
for
Coptic
Christians,
who
come
to
pray
around
it
or
touch
it
in
the
hopes
of
healing
illness.
The
holy
family
then
proceeded
to
Old
Cairo,
where
they
sought
shelter
in
a
cave.
Years
later,
within
the
walls
of
the
Fortress
of
Babylon,
the
Church
of
Abi
Serja
was
established
on
this
place.
They
then
travelled
to
Al-Maadi,
where
the
Nile
built
the
Virgin
Mary
Church.
The
Family
then
boarded
a
sailing
boat
bound
towards
the
south.
The
family
then
travelled
to
Minya
and
Assiut's
Qussqam,
where
the
Al-Moharraq
Monastery
was
established.
They
then
transferred
to
Deir
Derenkah
before
returning
to
their
homeland
in
Bethlehem,
Palestine,
through
the
same
route.
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