Later, the tomb was used as a dwelling by Coptic monks.

Since the 16th century it has been solely occupied by Coptic monks.

Hierax may be called the connecting link between Origen and the Coptic monks.

It was founded by a Coptic monk of the same name.

On a hot summer day in 2002, a Coptic monk moved his chair from its agreed spot into the shade.

In 1479, Pope Sixtus IV restored the church and assigned it to the Coptic monks in the city.

Sowha are Coptic Christian monks who dwell in the desert living off the land with aid from no man.

He expelled Coptic monks and bishops from their monasteries and sees.

(Mr. Lewis informs us that the "manufacture" of eunuchs was in the hands of Coptic Christian monks, not Muslims.)

After a stay with the Coptic monks at the monastery Peter goes into one of the hermit caves where St Anthony spent his final 43 years.