Church of St Barbara was named after an early Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD. Daughter of a merchant, she was killed by her father for trying to convert him to Christianity.
Occupying the site of an earlier church dedicated to St Cyrus and St John, the church of St Barbara was built in the 11th century and is one of the largest and finest in Egypt.
It boasts a beautiful 13th-century iconostasis, or sanctuary screen, of wood inlaid with finely carved ivory.
There is also a series of striking icons, dating to around 1750, depicting Jesus, Mary, two archangels and various saints and apostles.
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