Monastery of St. George at El-Rezkiat
A Coptic monastery dedicated to St. George south of Armant, near El-Rezkiat, with roots in an older monastic site.
- Location
- 13 km south of Armant, near El-Rezkiat, Egypt
- Jurisdiction
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Founded
- Current site documented 1893 · older roots
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-27
History
The official account distinguishes an abandoned ancient monastery from the present site, documented in a patriarchal report in 1893; its St. George church dates to the eighteenth or nineteenth century.
The story of this place
Two monasteries in one memory
The profile preserves the story of an inaccessible ancient desert monastery and a newer foundation built closer to the communities it served.
The annual feast
The monastery records an annual St. George celebration since 1975, held in the Coptic month of Hatour and drawing visitors from inside and outside Egypt.
Map-pin precision
Locality center · not the exact propertyCoordinate source: Wikidata Q679056 (Armant locality center, CC0; monastery is 13 km south) · checked 2026-08-27
Claims and sources
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A Coptic monastery dedicated to St. George south of Armant, near El-Rezkiat, with roots in an older monastic site.
Official Coptic Orthodox Church monastery profile ↗