Local favourite church · Cairo, Egypt
St. Mary and St. Athansius Church
كنيسة السيدة العذراء و القديس أثناسيوس
St. Mary and St. Athansius Church is a church in Cairo, Egypt.
St. Mary and St. Athansius Church: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit St. Mary and St. Athansius Church
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.
How to reach St. Mary and St. Athansius Church — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 30.05475, 31.33334. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near St. Mary and St. Athansius Church
- Rabaa Al-Adaweya Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~2 km · Must-see
- Unknown Soldier Memorial · attraction · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
- Baron Empain Palace · fort · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
- Heliopolis Presidential Palace · fort · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
- Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~6 km · Must-see
- Child Museum · museum · Cairo · ~7 km · Must-see
- Al-Nour · dargah · Cairo · ~7 km · Must-see
- Abbasiyya Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~7 km · Must-see
- funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay · fort · Cairo · ~7 km · Must-see
- Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima · church · Cairo · ~7 km · Must-see
- Saint Samaan The Tanner Monastery · church · Cairo · ~8 km · Must-see
- Sakakini Palace · fort · Cairo · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mosque Al HakIm Bi Amr Allah · dargah · Cairo · ~8 km · Must-see
- Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~8 km · Must-see
- Hussein Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~8 km · Must-see
- El Azhar Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~9 km · Must-see
- Al Azhar Park · park · Cairo · ~9 km · Must-see
- Al-Aqmar Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~9 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of St. Mary and St. Athansius Church
Other churches near St. Mary and St. Athansius Church
- Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima · church · Cairo · ~7 km · Must-see
- Saint Samaan The Tanner Monastery · church · Cairo · ~8 km · Must-see
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Azbakeya · church · Cairo · ~10 km · Must-see
- St. George Church Mataria · church · Cairo · ~11 km · Must-see
- Virgin Mary's Church / Massarra · church · Cairo · ~11 km · Must-see
- Basilica of St. Therese of the Child Jesus · church · Cairo · ~11 km · Must-see
- Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation · church · Cairo · ~11 km · Must-see
- Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo · church · Cairo · ~14 km · Must-see
- Church of Saint Menas · church · Cairo · ~14 km · Must-see
- Saint Barbara Church · church · Cairo · ~14 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit St. Mary and St. Athansius Church?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near St. Mary and St. Athansius Church?
Nearby: Rabaa Al-Adaweya Mosque (dargah, 2 km), Unknown Soldier Memorial (attraction, 3 km), Baron Empain Palace (fort, 4 km), Heliopolis Presidential Palace (fort, 5 km), Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque (dargah, 6 km), Child Museum (museum, 7 km).