 Painting in the dome over the Altar : Crowning the Holy Virgin, Monastery of St. Thomas the hermit |
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THE CONGRESS participants were conducted to several sites of historical interest, including the Monastery of St Thomas the hermit, which stands at the mouth of Wadi Sarga, north of Akhmim; this painting in the dome of the old church is a fine example of Coptic art in its most spontaneous form, showing the Holy Virgin and angels painted with delightful naiveté in a style that has been labelled Akhmimic. The group also visited the open-air museum in Akhmim to see the monolith of beautiful Merit-Amun, daughter of Ramses II, the Church of Abu Seifein, and the Monastery of Girgis Al-Hadidi.
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