On Saturday, August 3, 2024, the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, led by His Grace Bishop Anba Ermia, General Bishop and Head of the Center, hosted a seminar to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Pope Shenouda III’s monasticism. The event was attended by esteemed bishops, including Anba Paula, Metropolitan of Tanta and its surroundings; Anba Raphael, General Bishop of the Churches of Central Cairo; and Anba Sedarous, General Bishop of the Churches of Ezbet El Nakhl and El Marg. Numerous monks and priests were present, along with former ministers and public figures such as journalist Khaled El Balshy, Chairman of the Journalists’ Syndicate; Mr. Mostafa Bakry, Member of Parliament; Mr. Eid Labeeb, businessman and former Senate’s member; Judge Ayman Badi’ Feltis, President of the Cairo Criminal Court; Dr. Hanna Gerges, Member of the Senate; Judge Naguib Gabriel, President of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights; media personality Mohamed El Ghaity; Fr. Lazarus El Samoieli, instructor at Aristotle Academy and the Institute of the Annunciation; Dr. Nagwa El Ghazaly, Old Testament Professor at the Coptic Theological Seminary; Deacon Zakaria Abdel Sayyed, researcher at the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center; and artist Mohamed Tharwat.
During the seminar, the youth choir of Anba Rewis performed hymns from the poems of Pope Shenouda.
Seminar Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Pope Shenouda III’s Monasticism at the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center
Anba Ermia’s Speech
Anba Paula’s Speech
Anba Sedarous’s Speech
Anba Raphael’s Speech
Mr. Khaled El Balshy’s Speech
Mr. Mostafa Bakry’s Speech
Dr. Nagwa El Ghazaly’s Speech
Pope Shenouda III: The Father, Teacher, and Patriot
Mr. Eid Labeeb’s Speech
Judge Ayman Badi’ Feltis’s Speech
Dr. Hanna Gerges: Pope Shenouda III Is Immortal; He Is With Us Through His Teachings and Life!
Judge Naguib Gabriel’s Speech
Fr. Lazarus El Samoieli’s Speech
Media Personality Mohamed El Ghaity’s Speech
Deacon Zakaria Abdel Sayyed: Speaking of Pope Shenouda, We Speak of the Golden Age of Church Fathers
From the Poems of Pope Shenouda