Saint Macarius the Great Monastery

A brief history

This monastery traces its origins to the fourth-century community of Saint Macarius. A major revival began in 1969, when Father Matta al-Miskin, known as Matthew the Poor, arrived with twelve monks. They restored endangered buildings and developed new living and working spaces.

An interesting detail

A printing press installed in 1978 supported the monastery’s Saint Mark magazine and books in Arabic and other languages, connecting desert monastic life with distant readers.