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Introduction Introduction
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The Name The Name
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Historical Background Historical Background
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Early Christianity and Monastic Life in Qusqam Early Christianity and Monastic Life in Qusqam
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Documentary Evidence and Historical Events (Sixth–Twelfth Centuries ad) Documentary Evidence and Historical Events (Sixth–Twelfth Centuries ad)
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The Age of Revival (Thirteenth–Fifteenth Centuries ad) The Age of Revival (Thirteenth–Fifteenth Centuries ad)
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The patriarch fathers The patriarch fathers
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Sixteenth–Eighteenth Centuries ad Sixteenth–Eighteenth Centuries ad
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Nineteenth–Twentieth Centuries ad Nineteenth–Twentieth Centuries ad
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Tradition and Heritage Tradition and Heritage
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The Coptic Language and Manuscript Production in the Monastery The Coptic Language and Manuscript Production in the Monastery
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The Heritage of Church Ritual and Religious Ceremonies at the Monastery The Heritage of Church Ritual and Religious Ceremonies at the Monastery
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Final Word Final Word
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8 The Monastery of the Holy Virgin Mary at al-Muharraq, Mount Qusqam: History and Heritage (Reflections of Its Monks)
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Published:November 2015
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Abstract
The history of the Coptic Orthodox Church makes no mention of the monastic community or the Holy Virgin Church in the Qusqam region until the fourteenth century ad. However, manuscripts and documentation preserved in the monastery prove that there were both activity and continuity of life in the Church of the Holy Virgin Mary in Qusqam before this. In 1986, a group of the monastery monks was formed to study the history, archeology, and monastic life in the Qusqam region from the time of the dwelling of the Holy Family there to the present day. This chapter presents the monks' reflections on the history of this great monastery, tracing all the documents that the monks were able to find about its origin and development.
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