Monastery of St. Mary & St. John the Beloved
A modern Coptic monastery at the 90-km marker of the Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road, dedicated to St. Mary and St. John the Beloved.
- Location
- 90-km marker, Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road, Egypt
- Jurisdiction
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Founded
- Community begun 2011 · recognized 2019
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-27
History
The official profile dates the first group of five novices to November 15, 2011 and records formal Holy Synod recognition in June 2019.
The story of this place
A modern return to an old monastic region
Pope Shenouda III commissioned the foundation in a Suez Canal region remembered in the profile for the monasteries of ancient Pelusium.
Five novices and five bishops
Five bishops attended the 2011 beginning and consecrated the first five novices, who received names connected with the bishops present.
Map-pin precision
Regional approximationCoordinate source: Wikidata Q217156 (Ismailia regional center, CC0; not the monastery property) · checked 2026-08-27
Claims and sources
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A modern Coptic monastery at the 90-km marker of the Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road, dedicated to St. Mary and St. John the Beloved.
Official Coptic Orthodox Church monastery profile ↗