Saint Mansour Charitable Association, a branch of John Chrysostom's 1952 – 1958

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faculty of arts, assuit university

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Saint Mansour Charitable Association, a branch of John Chrysostom's, was established in 1911 AD, It held its meetings in the Catholic Patriarchy in Cairo. It had eleven branches as well as three other for women. Its revenues consisted mainly of subscription fees, donations, bequests, endowments and wills, and from the proceeds of the Society’s endowments incomes, properties, funds, and sect endowments proceeds.
Religious and educational activities were at the top of the association’s priorities. Its members celebrated primary religious festivals, such as St. Mansour’s feast, Christmas, and St. Barbara's memorial. The association assumed a significant role in the Catholic Church, It helped to renew the Patriarchy's building in Al-Fagalah. Furthermore, it placed considerable emphasis on education. The patriarchal school included three educational stages. The association’s branches also took a serious interest in the school and were keen to provide all its needs. Consequently, the rates of student enrollment increased. The association had established Sunday schools to teach all pupils.
The association, moreover, presented in-kind assistance for poor families, especially after their numbers had greatly increased. The number of families visited by women’s branches, however, seemed to be constant. Apart from monthly aids, additional quantities of essential commodities were also distributes by the association on occasions of feasts and festivals. It provided material aids to assist with rent payments, wedding preparations, traveling, and medical treatment.

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