0235C-2000 - The Assiut Apparitions

0235 - Marian Apparitions

Our Lady of Assiut is the name given to a series of reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in in 2000 and 2001 in Assiut, Egypt.[1] The sightings were witnessed by many thousands of people and were approved by the Coptic Church. According to newspaper reports, during mass, pictures showing Saint Mary with a dove above her that were hung on the wall inside the altar began to glow, after which the light from the dove in the pictures started to flow down. Later, the lights appeared above the church as well.[2][verification needed] Photographs and video clips of the phenomena were taken and published in several newspapers and online.

Apparitions in Assiut

Church officials in Egypt say thousands of Christians are continuing to flock to the town of Assiut after reported sightings of the Virgin Mary and other spiritual apparitions.

A priest in Assiut, Father Mina Hanna, told the BBC that he had never experienced anything like it.

He said people had been sleeping in the streets around the church of St Mark -- where the apparitions were reported -- and standing on rooftops to catch a glimpse.

Christians in Assiut, in southern Egypt, said the apparitions began more than two weeks ago, and had been repeated several times since.

Source: BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/862081.stm

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