http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/ ©2008 voiceofthecopts.org voiceofthecopts.org 2010-07-29T10:34:01-06:00 http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/coptic_monuments_and_history/deir_al-maymoun.html 2009-02-17T04:51:00-07:00 2009-02-17T04:51:00-07:00 Ashraf Ramelah The first Christian monastery Sanaaâ Farouk The oldest of the most ancient monastic establishments in the history of monasticism, not only in Egypt but all over the Christian world, is Deir al-Maymoun. It is the first spot in which St Antony lived in seclusion for several years.