Hanging Church

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Hanging Church
El Muallaqa
ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
Hanging Church
30°00′19″N 31°13′48″E / 30.0054°N 31.2301°E / 30.0054; 31.2301
Location	Babylon, Egypt
History
Founded	3rd century
Dedication	Virgin Mary
Administration
Diocese	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Pope Tawadros II Bishop Selwaniss
Priest(s)	Fr. Jacob Soliman

Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Church of Mother of God Saint Mary in Egyptian Babylon), also known as the Hanging Church (Arabic: الكنيسة المعلقة, romanized: al-Kanīsa al-Muʿallaqa, Coptic: ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲓϣⲓ), is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century.^[1] It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.