Saint Antony Church – Shobra

Project details

• Location: Shobra, Cairo, Egypt
• Architects: Riyadh Gerges + Seif Nasrallah
• Contractors: “El-Khawaga” Wanis Mikhail El-Nekhaily.
• Date Constructed: 1935-1950
• Area: 850 m²

St. Antony Church where more than 42 monks & sisters came out of it including 9 bishops, in addition to Pope Shenouda III.

Back to the 1935, a 850m2 gross was bought from Garbo’s Jewish Bank by the Coptic Orthodox Association – Chicolany, Shobra. The Egyptian Architect Seif Nasrallah offered the drawings for free for a small temporary church before preparing into the larger ones.

Main Features:

Interior:

Arabic verses on walls, ceiling paintings filled with the stars, in addition to the yellow glass windows with clerestory lighting.

Exterior:

It’s filled with patterns at the front facade in addition to the cross crenelations on the top.