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Pictured is an icon of the Virgin and Child from
the church of St. Sergius, associated with the
Flight into Egypt. Built in the fourth or fifth
century, St. Sergius is one of the oldest
churches in Cairo and traditionally stands on
the place where the Holy Family rested during
the Flight into Egypt. A round stone font in the
south aisle of the crypt chapel marks the exact
spot, and the event is commemorated annually on
June 1. The church is dedicated to Sergius and
Bacchus, two soldiers in the Roman army said to
have been put to death in the third century for
refusing to take part in sacrifices to Jupiter.
The wood and ivory iconostasis is also decorated
with panels of ebony inlaid with ivory crosses,
above which is a row of icons depicting the 12
Apostles and the Virgin Mary. The Nativity and
the Last Supper, together with three warrior
saints, are portrayed on either side on the
sanctuary door. |
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