Church of Saint Eugénie in Port Said - the oldest church in Port Said.
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The first, wooden church was built in 1867 on ground donated by Suez Canal Company. Present church was built in 1890, on the same place.[1]
Church was built in European style, joining Classicism and Neo-Renaissance architecture. Floors are made of marble. Walls are decorated with floral and geometric ornaments.[2]
In 2017 church was included To The Heritage List For Islamic And Coptic Monuments.[3]
Name
editSome sources name this church as St. Eugene([1][2] ), other St. Eugénie ([3][4]). See also this picture
References
edit- ^ a b "St. Eugene Church placed on Egypt's Heritage List". Egypt Today. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b El-Aref, Nevine. "St Eugene Church in Port Said put on heritage list". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b Faraj, Muḥammad. "PORT-SA'ĪD'S HISTORICAL CHURCH INCLUDED TO THE HERITAGE LIST FOR ISLAMIC AND COPTIC MONUMENTS". Arab-West Report. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Raghda Yehia Seddik; Randa Alaa El-Din Fouad (Dec 2021). "A Neglected Built Heritage" (PDF). Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 21 (5): 52. Retrieved 17 March 2022.