The Monastery of El Suryan It is located about 1,640 feet northwest of the Monastery of Anba Bishoy It was built to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary The monastery was taken over by Syrian monks at some point, which is why it was given this name Both patriarchs have a common interest in restoring and repopulating abandoned monasteries. The monastery consists of a walled rampart, a tower, the Church of the Holy Virgin, the Church of Saint Eunus and a museum-library rich in hundreds of manuscripts.
It is certain that it was used mainly by the monks of the Syriac Orthodox Church from the eighth to the fourteenth centuries The monastery provides a unique opportunity to study Coptic frescoes
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