After being picked up from your hotel in a private air-conditioned car, your first destination will be the Monastery of Saints El Tod in Luxor. The Monastery of Saints is called this name because it contains more than one saint. It contains the body of Saint Anba Bishay, Saint Anba Bisantaous, and Saint Soros. These saints lived in this area and sanctified it with their pure prayers. These saints were among the first to be disciples of the great Saint Anba Pachomius, the father of the company, who tested them and after finding their readiness well, dressed them in monastic clothes and accepted them with joy in his first monastery that he founded near Dendera.
After that, you will head to your next destination, which is the Monastery of Anba El-Shaib in Luxor, and your guide will provide you with a lot about it, such as: The construction of the Monastery began in the modern era, in the late sixties and early seventies of the last century.
The construction of the Monastery began in the modern era, in the late sixties and early seventies of the last century.
A number of bishops supervised the reconstruction operations, until the monastery was officially recognized in the session of the Holy Synod on 6/6/1998 AD, corresponding to the 29th of Bashans in the year 1714 A.M. Anba Hedra, Bishop of Aswan and its dependencies, supervised the monastery from 2002 AD to 2013 AD.
After enjoying the information about these monasteries and having lunch, you will be transferred to your hotel.