Matharaea
Place of exile of the Holy Family in Egypt.
Inhabitants or Natives[edit | edit source]
The Holy Family: the Virgin Mary, Joseph, Jesus.
Description[edit | edit source]
"I see a small white house, which has only one floor. A poor house of very poor people. The walls are barely plastered and covered with a single layer of lime. The little house has two doors, next to each other, giving access to two unique rooms, where, for the moment, I do not enter. The dwelling is in the middle of a small sandy plot enclosed by rosWaterx sunk into the ground, a weak defense against thieves."[1]
"We had a few plants in our poor garden. In the great heat, it was a celebration to dip the melons in the neighbor's well, which was deep and cool, and eat them in the evening... I remember... And I had a greedy goat that needed to be watched because it was eager for young shoots and tender fruits... When I see those palm trees... Always when I see them, I see again Egypt, its yellow and sandy land that the wind lifted so easily, and in the distance trembled in the rarefied air the pyramids... and the tall trunks of the palm trees... and the house where... but it is useless to speak of it."[2]
Highlights[edit | edit source]
Place of stay of the Holy Family during their exile in Egypt.[3]
Its name[edit | edit source]
Matarîyèh "Fresh waters" 10 km from Cairo. Today El Mataria, in the northeastern suburbs, near the current airport.
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 36 GRM 36
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Learn more about this place[edit | edit source]
This village is located a few hundred meters from Heliopolis (Bet Shemesh in Jeremiah 43:13), an important Jewish colony at the time. Anne-Catherine Emmerich speaks of it. The tradition venerates this place and, from the 2nd century, there was a Pilgrimage to the "Fountain of the Virgin".
Apparitions on the road to Matharaea[edit | edit source]
Official declaration of Cyril VI, the Coptic Orthodox Pope, on May 5, 1968:"The Patriarchal See declares with complete faith, great joy and humble gratitude to the Almighty, that the Blessed Virgin Mary has appeared several times in clear and steady forms, during several nights and during varied periods lasting up to more than two hours, from April 2, 1968 until now, above the Coptic Church of Zeitoun, in Cairo, on the road to Matarieh, where the Holy Family stayed during their time in Egypt, as tradition reports. We hope that this blessing will be a sign of Peace for the world and a harbinger of prosperity for our beloved and blessed country".[4]
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Notes and references[edit | edit source]
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