Places of Power

In Egypt’s Nile Delta, the Church of St. George in Mit Damsis hosts a joyful mulid, a festival honoring his relics. Tradition says these relics were brought there around 900 AD. Each April, Copts gather to celebrate St. George with songs and prayers, their voices rising amid flickering lamps. Some say miracles happen there, with God granting, through George’s intercession, blessings like barren women conceiving or the sick being healed. Some say even Muslims join in respect for the saint.

Some say one story tells of a mute boy who spoke after his mother’s vow at the shrine, through George’s intercession with God. This church shows St. George’s enduring intercession through Christ, a place where his love unites a community in faith and festivity, inspiring Orthodox children to trust in God.