Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner.

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The Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt.

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A statue of Jesus Christ.

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Egyptian Christians celebrate the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo.

A statue of a Christian saint mounted on the walls of the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt.

A statue of Jesus Christ mounted on a wooden cross at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in Mokattam, Egypt.

A portrait of an Egyptian Christian woman during the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo.

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A portrait of an elderly Egyptian Christian woman wearing a cross during the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo.

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A portrait of an Egyptian Christian mother and her daughter attending the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo, Egypt.

A portrait of an Egyptian Christian mother and her daughter.

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A portrait of an elderly Egyptian Christian woman during the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo.

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A shot of the statues mounted at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner at night in Cairo.

Statues at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in Cairo.

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A shot of the gate of the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in Cairo, Egypt, at night.

The Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner, Cairo, Egypt.

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A portrait of an Egyptian Christian girl attending the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo, Egypt.

A portrait of an Egyptian Christian girl.

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A close-up portrait of an Egyptian Christian woman attending the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo, Egypt.

Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner.

Mohamed Shokry

Egyptian Christians celebrate the Christmas Mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner in the Mokattam area of Cairo.