As a tradition of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the church glorifies saints, hold spiritual meetings, people chant spiritual praises in their memories (which is considered as feasts), and also keeps parts of their blessed bodies or/and belongings..
We have holy relcis for some great saints.. they guide us along with St. Takla Haymanot through our journey in life towards heaven.. They are located beside the women and men Khoras (left and right).
Here they are, with a breif about the history of bringing them to the church.
We mentioned before that "El-Meades Youssef Habeeb" had a
great deal in helping the church bring Saint Takla's body.
Priests and some people noticed, at Saint
Brarbra's Church in Misr El-Kadima in Cairo, Saint Takla's Body.. And after
asking about it, they were told that it had been known that this is a part of
Saint Takla's body, but there were no proofs!
But they longed to have part of his body
at his church in Alexandria.. So they asked Pope Shenouda (who were still at
that time the Bishop of Education), to help them in that matter.. But he said
that that was not in his authority.. They told him: "God willing.. It
would be in your authority". (as he was nominated to Patriarchate
at that time).
And that was as follows: The Ethiopians
had a monastery for them at “Wadi El-Natrooon” (in Egypt). And the
Ethiopian Monks used to visit it and stay at it for a while, on their ways to
and from the Holy Lands (Jerusalem). They kept there parts of Saint Takla’s
relics.. And at the time of destroying monasteries, monks moved holy bodies
(and Saint Takla was among them) to Saint Barbra's Church (which was the
residence of the Patriarchate at that time).
They brought this brochure to Pope
Shenouda, who revised it, and agreed to their request..
The holy body was divided under the care
of Bishop Bachomious (of El-Behera and the western five countries), Father
Marcoss Ghaly (the minister of the Patriarchate), Father Mina Iskander (Saint
Barbrbra's Church), and Mr Michel Nickola (head of Saint Barbra's Monastery).
And that was on the morning of 1st January 1972 (before Saint
Takla's celebration day with two days).
And on the way to his church in
Alexandria, the body passed by Saint Abou Sefeen's Monastery, (where a big
celebration were made), and another celebration but bigger were made during
passing the holy body by the Patriarchate of El-Behera.
(Click here to know St. Takla's great story)
The church managed in bringing part of Saint Zakharias' holy body.. At
the times of making some mending at Saint George's Church in Sakha, people
there found four bodies under the four posts which holds the church's vault.
And it seemed that all are priests, except the fourth seemed to be more
honorable because of his clothes and bigger cross.. and after a lot of prayers
and fasting, they knew that this is Saint Zakharias' holy body.
They brought parts of the four bodies under the care of Bishop Bishoy
(of Demiat and Kafr El-Sheik, and the head of Saint Demiana's Monastery), and
that was in 15 Hatour 1691 M. (24 November 1974).
(Click here to know more about St. Zakharias)
3- El-Fayoum Martyrs
These holy bodies were brough at 20 Mesra 1708 (26 August 1992), and they were handed to Bishop Benjamin (the Pope's minister in Alexandria) by Bishop Abraam (of El-Fayoum).
7- The Apostels of St. Thomas the anchorite
8- St. George
9- St. Philopater ( Abou Sefeen )
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