Bilbeis

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Bilbeis (

Coptic tradition says that Bilbeis was one of the stopping places of the Holy Family during the Flight into Egypt.^[2]

History

The city was important enough in the

Situated on a caravan and natural invasion route from the east, Bilbeis was conquered in 640 by the Arabs. Amr ibn al-As besieged and took the city defended by a Byzantine general called al-Ardubun. According to a Muslim legend, Armanusa, the daughter of Muqawqis lived in Bilbeis.^[3] In 727 some of the Qays tribe were resettled here and later chain of fortresses was built to protect Cairo.^[4]

The city played a role in the machinations for control of the

In 1798, its fortifications were rebuilt at the order of Napoleon.^{[citation needed]}

Places of worship

Mosques

• Sadat Quraish Mosque

The oldest mosque in Egypt, built in 640.^[6]

• Amir al-Gish Mosque
• The Great Mosque in Kesaria

Churches

• Coptic church of St. George

Ecclesiastical history

The bishopric, a

• Enrico van Schingen, Jesuits (S.J.) (1936-12-17 – 1954-07-02)
• Antoine Henri van den Hurk,
  Apostolic Vicar of Medan
  (Indonesia) (1955-01-01 – 1961-01-03), promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Medan (1961-01-03 – 1976-05-24)
• Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1961-05-31 – 1971-05-27) & (1972-11-16 – 2001-10-31)
• Airton José dos Santos (2001-12-19 – 2004-08-04) as
  Auxiliary Bishop of Santo André (Brazil) (2001-12-19 – 2004-08-04), later Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (2004-08-04 – 2012-02-15), Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas
  (Brazil) (2012-02-15 – ... )
• Javier Augusto del Río Alba (2004-10-12 – 2006-07-11) as Auxiliary Bishop of
  Coadjutor Archbishop of Arequipa
  (Peru) (2006-07-11 – 2006-10-20), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (2006-10-20 – ... ), Second Vice-president of Episcopal Conference of Peru (January 2012 – ... )
• Janusz Wiesław Kaleta (2006-09-15 – 2011-02-05)
• Cardinal-Priest of S. Galla
  (2015-02-14 [2015-05-17] – ... )
• Jorge Ángel Saldía Pedraza,
  Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz
  (Bolivia)

30°25′N 31°34′E / 30.417°N 31.567°E / 30.417; 31.567

Climate

Bilbeis is classified by

• List of cities in Egypt

References

Sources

• ISBN 978-0-86356-928-9
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