St. Bishoy Monastery
The sacred resting place of the monastic fathers after their repose, located west of the Church of Martyr Saint George.
The Catacomb — St. Bishoy Monastery, Wadi El Natrun
A Greek word meaning "burial place" — it is where the monastic fathers are laid to rest after their repose.
It is located on the western side of the Church of Martyr Saint George.
It contains the tombs of the late Bishop Anba Marcus and the late Bishop Anba Athanasius, both metropolitans of Toulon and Marseille in France.
Greek "Burial Place"
ORIGIN
West of St. George Church
LOCATION
2 Bishops
NOTABLE BURIALS
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