Copts of Rahmaniyah praying in a church that has been closed for 30 years

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Monday ,24 August 2015

Copts of Rahmaniyah praying in a church that has been closed for 30 years

Copts of Rahmaniyah village have gathered in the closed church of St. Mary that was closed down by police 30 years ago.

The church was built by Father Polous the Worshipper in 1930 and closed down for security reasons in 1985.

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