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Presentation of the Coptic Textual Evidence Mentioning Qusqam Presentation of the Coptic Textual Evidence Mentioning Qusqam
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Homilies Homilies
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Liturgical Texts Liturgical Texts
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Lives of Martyrs and Saints Lives of Martyrs and Saints
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The Prophetical Text of the Fayoum The Prophetical Text of the Fayoum
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Facts and Events in Connection with Qusqam Related in the Textual Data Facts and Events in Connection with Qusqam Related in the Textual Data
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The Arrival and Sojourn of the Holy Family in Qusqam The Arrival and Sojourn of the Holy Family in Qusqam
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Herod’s Attempt to Reach Jesus in Qusqam, and How the Holy Family Was Protected Herod’s Attempt to Reach Jesus in Qusqam, and How the Holy Family Was Protected
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The Departure from Qusqam The Departure from Qusqam
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The Consecration of the Church of Qusqam after the Resurrection The Consecration of the Church of Qusqam after the Resurrection
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The Blessings Attached to This Holy Place, Qusqam The Blessings Attached to This Holy Place, Qusqam
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Appendix: A Description of the Icon of the Holy Family of al-Muharraq Appendix: A Description of the Icon of the Holy Family of al-Muharraq
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11 The Place of Qusqam in the Textual Data on the Flight into Egypt
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Published:November 2015
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Abstract
Dayr al-Muharraq could very well be the most blessed place in Egypt for Christian Egyptians. The fame of Dayr al-Muharraq is linked to its history—a history that is very much dependent on the traditions of the Holy Family's sojourn on the spot, Qusqam, where the monastery now stands. On what grounds did such traditions develop? This chapter examines fifty texts that may be considered as textual “sources” of the traditions on the coming of the Holy Family to Egypt. These texts have only two points in common: they mention at least one aspect of the legend of the Flight into Egypt, and they all have their origin before the eighth century. Apart from that, they are extremely different and belong to four main categories: the apocryphal infancy gospels; reports of pilgrims and travelers during antiquity and the early Middle Ages; Church Fathers in early anti-Christian literature; and Coptic textual evidence. The first part of the chapter is dedicated to the presentation of these texts; the second part deals with the events or facts they mention.
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