St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt Business Directory

Salama Agami , a prominent Christian from the district of Giza was used to attending Mass at St Barbaras Church in Old Cairo on Sunday before heading for work. One Sunday, the service was running late and so he sent a deacon to tell the priest at the alter to hurry up so that he can get to his work in Giza on time. The priests response was : If he doesnt like it, let him build his own church in Giza. Agami took this to be a divine calling directed at him personally to build a church in Giza to serve the Christians living there. He sold some of his own land, and bought the property upon which the church was to be built. The Khediev Ismail issued a decree for its construction on January 3rd December 1880. On 8 November 1883 Anba Abraam the Saint and the bishop of Fayoum and Giza appointed the first ever parish priest Father Basilious to the care of St Marks Church. After the death of its founder, Salama Agami, Father Basilious saw to the completion of the construction of the church which took place in 1887.

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