Where is the crypt of the Holy Family?
Where is the crypt of the Holy Family? The underground cave, under Saint Sergius church, where the Holy Family was hidden. In the center of Cairo there is an area guarded by troops, which is called Old Cairo (Misr el Kadima) and it is Egypt's Christian bastion.
What is the cavern of the holy family Egypt?
There is a cave in the basement of this church, which is called the Family Crypt. According to a very widespread belief in Egypt, Joseph, Mary and newborn Jesus were hidden in this cave, in order to save the Divine Infant from the massacre of the innocents ordered by Herod. The stairs leading to the underground crypt.
Where is cave Jesus kept in?
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Basilica of the Resurrection, is home to the Edicule shrine encasing the ancient cave where, according to Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian belief, Jesus' body was entombed and resurrected.
What is the oldest cave in Egypt?
Wadi Sannur Cave in Beni Suef The Wadi Sannur cave is considered to be one of the oldest in the world, formed by chemical reactions of underground water and its mixing with limestone since the Eocene era 40 million years ago.