Deir Abou Menas
sanctuary · 300 AD – 2100 AD
An ancient Christian pilgrimage site that grew into an active town centered around the monastery complex devoted to Saint Menas who is said to have been buried there. The town reached its peak as the most visited pilgrimage site in Egypt during the sixth century AD.
- Coordinates
- 30.84161, 29.66705
- Also known as
- Deir Abou Menas, Deir Abu Mena, Deir Abu Menas, Abu Mina (ar), دير أبو مينا (ar)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)