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Assiut — the glowing pictures, 2000–2001
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Our Lady of Assiut is the name given to a series of reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 2000 and 2001 in Assiut, Egypt.
HISTORY
According to newspaper reports, during the liturgy pictures of the Virgin Mary with a dove above her, hung on the wall inside the altar, began to glow, and the light from the dove started to flow down; later, lights were said to appear above the church. Thousands of witnesses were said to have produced photographs, reprinted in several newspapers. The Coptic Church approved the apparition.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
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VISITING
The pin marks the city of Assiut; the church is not identified in the source.
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