” Church of St Sergius ” Perhaps the most famous church in all Egypt, St Sergius owes its reputation to the widely held belief that the Holy Family took shelter in a cave on this spot during their “Flight into Egypt”.
The cave is preserved in the form of a crypt, currently in the process of being cleared of underground water.
Whatever the truth of the Holy stopover, the church is likely to be the oldest existing structure within the fortress, with foundations dating back to the 5th century AD.
Rebuilt and reconstructed many times, most of the fabric of the building dates to between the 10th and 12th centuries.
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