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[[File:Description de l'Egypte, Antiquites V, Plate 35, View of the Attarine Mosque looking northwards across Canopic Way, drawn c.1798, published in the Panckoucke edition of 1821-9.jpg|thumb|The Attarine Mosque looking northwards across the Canopic Way]] |
[[File:Description de l'Egypte, Antiquites V, Plate 35, View of the Attarine Mosque looking northwards across Canopic Way, drawn c.1798, published in the Panckoucke edition of 1821-9.jpg|thumb|The Attarine Mosque looking northwards across the Canopic Way]] |
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The '''Attarine Mosque''' also known as the '''Mosque of St. Athanasius''' or the '''Mosque of a Thousand Columns''' was a [[Catholic Church]]-turned [[mosque]] that is situated in the Attarine District in [[Alexandria]]. The former church was built in 370 AD and is dedicated to St. Athanasius of Alexandria. When Islam came to Egypt, the church was converted in a small mosque. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/attarinemosque.htm|title=The Attarine Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt|website=www.touregypt.net|language=ru|access-date=2018-04-08}}</ref> |
The '''Attarine Mosque''' also known as the '''Mosque of St. Athanasius''' or the '''Mosque of a Thousand Columns''' was a [[Catholic Church]]-turned [[mosque]] that is situated in the Attarine District in [[Alexandria]]. The former church was built in 370 AD and is dedicated to St. Athanasius of Alexandria. When Islam came to Egypt, the church was converted in a small mosque. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/attarinemosque.htm|title=The Attarine Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt|website=www.touregypt.net|language=ru|access-date=2018-04-08}}</ref> |
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== Ptolemaic Period == |
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During the reign of [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]], the site was thought to be where the [[Jews|Jewish scholars]] translated the [[Torah]] from [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] to [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bibalex.org/alexmed/Projects/Details.aspx?ID=40721d2e-ffc3-4270-933e-63af57067560|title=The Mosque of One Thousand Columns|website=www.bibalex.org|access-date=2018-04-08}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:15, 8 April 2018
The Attarine Mosque also known as the Mosque of St. Athanasius or the Mosque of a Thousand Columns was a Catholic Church-turned mosque that is situated in the Attarine District in Alexandria. The former church was built in 370 AD and is dedicated to St. Athanasius of Alexandria. When Islam came to Egypt, the church was converted in a small mosque. [1]
Ptolemaic Period
During the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the site was thought to be where the Jewish scholars translated the Torah from Hebrew to Greek.[2]
References
- ^ "The Attarine Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt". www.touregypt.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ "The Mosque of One Thousand Columns". www.bibalex.org. Retrieved 2018-04-08.