After the demolition.. The Archbishop of Malwa issues a statement that explains the reason for the restoration and renovation of the church.

Published by the Archbishop snore And Ansna and Al-Ashmunin on the right Minya A statement about the reasons for restoring and renewing the Church of St. Mark, which has a special architectural character, after pictures of the demolition of the church were distributed on social networks and the spread of many opinions demanding a quick stop has been demolishing the unique architectural heritage throughout the Republic.

Bishop Demetrius, City of Mallawi, Insna, and Al-Ashmunin, said that he had learned from the Archbishop that there was uncertainty among the people of the diocese in understanding the reason for the main the offices of St. Mark’s Church, the Archbishop, to be replaced and renovated. from Malwa, indicating that work had just begun to dig the foundation of the new St. Mark’s Church.

Bishop Demetrius explained in a statement to the archbishop that Father Mansi Youhanna built the church in 1927 with a system of bearing walls and plastered beams, as well as the Church of the Angel Gabriel and Mary Mina in a small town Ho Mallawi had a special character and decoration of burnt bricks in 1992, there was an earthquake that affected the church and it was torn down, and during the restoration process the main columns were found and they were covered of oysters this covering was removed, brick decorations appeared on them, and the decoration of the rest of the side columns and signs was completed with the same special character, but through painting, and this was extended to several churches in the diocese.

In the campaign to legalize the status of churches, the Archbishop obtained permission to replace and renovate several parish churches, including this church, which had many cracks and cracks on the ground floor, and it will be finished in the same style as the first church, with the same image holder installed, as well as all the images of the first church in the new church.

It should be noted that a group of inquiries and questions have spread on social media in the past hours about the reasons for demolishing the Mallawi Church, whose architectural character is semi- birth, demanding that the demolition work be stopped quickly to preserve the building. church and its unique character.

Statement from the Archbishop of Malwa