Deir Durunka (Monastery of the Virgin)
A monastery in the cliffs above Asyut around the cave where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered — scene of a vast August pilgrimage.
Asyut
Deir el-Muharraq (Monastery of the Virgin Mary)
One of Egypt's great Coptic monasteries, where by tradition the Holy Family stayed for six months — the southernmost point of their journey.
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