Monastery of St Jeremiah

Monastery of St. Jeremiah

The Monastery of St. Jeremiah remains are located to the east of the pyramid of Sekhemkhet. This monastery was founded during the 5th century. The Arabs destroyed it 5 centuries later. The monastery was discovered in 1907 and many of the items found inside are in the Coptic Museum in Cairo.


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