Monastery · upper-egypt · traditions reach back to late antiquity; coordinates approximate
Monastery west of Asyut which tradition associates with the stay of the Holy Family in Egypt; a center of pilgrimage with an old manuscript tradition. Marker position is approximate.
Also known as: Muharraq Monastery · Deir al-Muharraq
Late antiquity: a monastery is established west of Asyut; written accounts of its beginnings vary.
Through the centuries: it grows into a major pilgrimage center associated in tradition with the Holy Family's journey.
