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St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Cairo

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and former Egyptian minister of foreign affairs, was also buried in the crypt beneath the altar in February 2016. Originally named Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Church, it became known over the years as the Botroseya Church, the first church to be named after a political family.
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and a number of saints. At the end of the central aisle is a two-step plate of black marble containing Boutros Ghali's supposed final words. Venetian mosaics can be found on the walls, including one depicting the
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The church was built in 1911 over the tomb of Boutros Ghali, Egypt's prime minister from 1908 until his assassination in 1910. Its building process was supervised by Ghali's family. His grandson,
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is separated from the aisles by a row of marbled columns on each side, above which are a series of Italian paintings depicting the
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The church is considered by local historians to be of high religious and artistic value. It was designed in the
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A Coptic Narrative in Egypt: A Biography of the Boutros-Ghali Family
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On 11 December 2016, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the church,
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district. It was built in 1911 over Egyptian prime minister
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entrance to the crypt where Boutros Ghali's tomb is located
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30°04′20″N 31°16′32″E / 30.0722°N 31.2756°E / 30.0722; 31.2756
Cairo
Egypt
Denomination
Coptic Orthodox
Tradition
Alexandrian Rite
Dedication
Saint Peter
Saint Paul
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Antonio Lasciac
Style
Basilica
Arabic
romanized
Petrine
Coptic
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Cairo
Abbassia
Boutros Ghali
Boutros Boutros Ghali
Secretary-General of the United Nations
killing up to 25 people
basilica
Antonio Lasciac

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