The Hanging Church is located in the neighborhood of Ancient Egypt, in the important archaeological area of Coptic Cairo, and it is called the Hanging because it was built on two of the ancient towers of the Roman Fort (Fortress of Babylon), that which was built by Emperor Trajan in the second century AD, and the suspension is considered the oldest Churches that remain in Egypt. The church is distinguished by the rare architectural style that makes it one of the most beautiful churches in the Middle East, as the church represents the first seat of the patriarchs in Cairo and this church represents the first patriarchal seat in Cairo, since the sixteenth patriarch known as “Christodoulos” took the seat of the church, as he was buried This church has many patriarchs from the 11th and 12th centuries, and many trials of priests and bishops took place
