The Apparitions in Egypt 1968~1969, Michel Nil

Original Book Title: Les Apparitions De La Vierge En Egypte
Author Name: Michel Nil
Publisher Name: Librairie Téqui  – Paris, France
Publication Year: 1^st Edition 1978 – 3^rd Edition 1980
Book Language: French
ISBN: 2 85244 409 7

Zeitoun was a spectacle of celestial light: in the night, without words, out of proportion in its magnificence to our human spectacles. Who was this resplendent Lady, whom simple muslim drivers or mechanics from this suburb of Cairo glimpsed an April evening in 1968 on the dome of a Christian Church? Believers of all faiths who soon flocked to the scene and returned several times, enthusiastic, did not take long to agree that it was Mary herself; and the Coptic Orthodox Church—the largest religious minority in Egypt—recognized after a month, compelled by the evidence, the authenticity of these divine apparitions of a magnitude unprecedented in history.

Preface by Michel Nil:

“I have no reason to doubt.” These laconic but significant words were spoken to me by His Eminence Cardinal Stephanos I Sidarouss, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Egypt, during the audience he granted me at his residence in Cairo on April 28, 1978.On this May 28, 1978, I transcribe them with gratitude because not only have they strengthened my own faith in the authenticity of the deeds of Zeitoun, but they constitute an implicit endorsement of my undertaking, which is to make these facts known and to share this faith with as many French-speaking readers as possible.

Aim of the Book:

Michel Nil, during a stay of only one week (in April 1978), was of course only able to interview a few of the thousands of visionaries of 1968-1969: he believes that their testimonies, which he publishes today, will be sufficient to win the reader’s approval. He deemed it necessary, however, to complete and expand his work by providing translations of excerpts from foreign documentation on this subject, as France, alas!, had made virtually no mention of these grandiose apparitions.
The author strives to conclude by highlighting the impact that this “new visit of the Mother of God to Egypt” may have had or will have on ecumenism in the broad sense, and the impact it has most likely already had on peace—internal and external—in this part of the world. (Back Cover Note by Author Michel Nil)