Artistic Archaeological Study of St. Abu Sefein Church in Qena Governorate

Abstract

Several studies and scientific researches dealt with some Christian buildings in the governorates of Upper Egypt. However, a few studies dealt with the registered or the famous churches in these regions. Therefore, Researcher and specialists should exert more efforts in making an archaeological survey to the cities and villages of Upper Egypt's governorates. Also, there Arabic library is in dire need of comprehensive analytical studies of the architectural and artistic features of the remaining Christian architecture in Upper Egypt, and even of Christian buildings in Egypt in general. This prompted the researcher to study one