Bishop of Minya presides over funeral of Tawa village s priest

Naim Youssef

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Tuesday ,11 December 2018

Bishop of Minya presides over funeral of Tawa village s priest

Bishop Makarious of Minya presided over the funeral of Father Samuel Markos, priest of St. Mary Church in Tawa village.

The priest has served the church for more than 50 years and died at the age of 76.

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