Restoration of St. Demiana’s Monastery Demiana



monastery of saint demiana, egypt.


situated in barrary-belqas, egypt, @ same place st. demiana’s original monastery palace , tomb church were, coenobitic coptic orthodox monastery nuns bearing name—st. demiana s monastery. monastery officially consecrated coenobitic coptic orthodox monastery nuns on september 24, 1978, shenouda iii, pope of alexandria , 117th coptic orthodox patriarch of see of st. mark.


presently @ monastery property, 4 of 9 churches bear name: saint demiana’s big church, saint demiana’s tomb church, saint demiana’s ancient church , saint demiana’s church nuns. many churches of coptic orthodox church bear name.


in may 2014 egyptian security forces averted car bomb attack on monastery.








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