• Cave Church - Saint Simon the Tanner (St. Sama’an, in Arabic) lived towards the end of the tenth Century when Egypt was ruled by the Fatimid Caliph, Al- Muizz and Anba Abram was the Coptic Pope.\n\nThe Monastery, located on the opposite side of the road leading to the Citadel contains seven Churches and Chapels hidden in a series of caves in the Mokattam (Muqattam) hills.\n\nReaching the monastery is quiet a difficult approach. Amazingly, the people there will point you in the right direction knowing your destination without even been asked. \n\nAccording to Coptic sayings, the Caliph Al Muizz, an enlightened man, was fond of literacy gatherings and inviting different religious leaders to debate in his presence with neither anger nor contention.\n\nThe Caliph saw in this an opportunity to remove the mountain that was spoiling his view. At the same time,

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Saint Simon the Tanner, or St. Sama’an as he’s called in Arabic, resided during the latter part of the 10th Century under the governance of the Fatimid Caliphate, lead by Al-Muizz, with Anba Abram presiding as the Coptic Pope. During this era, Egyptian Copts, who followed the Christian faith, predominantly occupied themselves with various artisanal professions. St. Simon was engaged in the widely practiced profession of tanning in Babylon (presently Old Cairo), an occupation that continues to persist in the region.

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