Abu Simbel, Egypt
Faras Cathedral
Faras Cathedral was a cathedral in the Lower Nubian city of Faras. It was the original seat of the Diocese of Faras. Nobadian rulers controlling the Nile Valley from the first to the third cataracts converted to Christianity around 548 AD influenced by missionaries sent from Constantinople by the Empress Theodora.
- City
- Abu Simbel
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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