Gawdat Gabra

Who is Gawdat Gabra?

Dr. Gawdat Gabra is a Coptologist; he finished his bachelor degree in Egyptian Antiquities – Cairo University 1967 and PhD in Coptic Antiquities University of Münster – Germany 1978.

He is the former director of the Coptic Museum and currently a visiting professor in Coptic Studies at Claremont Graduate University.

He is the author or the co-author, among other titles, of:

⁕Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Akhmim and Sohag

⁕The Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day

⁕The Treasures of Coptic Art in the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo

⁕Coptic Monasteries: Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture

⁕Christian Egypt: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia

⁕Be Thou There: The Holy Family's Journey in Egypt

Gabra also contributed the following articles to the Coptic Encyclopedia:

⁕"Saint Pisentius"

⁕"Nabis"

⁕"Patape"

⁕"Hajir Idfu"