The Greatest Marian Apparition of All Time: Documentary of Our Lady of Zeitoun

Our Lady of Zeitoun, also known simply as El-Zeitoun, Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light, was a mass Marian apparition that occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo, Egypt, during a period of about 3 years beginning on 2 April 1968.

The first apparition of the Virgin Mary at Zeitoun was recorded on the evening of 2 April 1968. The phenomenon was seen by two Muslim bus mechanics, who claimed to witness a woman dressed in white on the roof of Saint Mary's Coptic Church. One thought she was a nun about to attempt suicide by leaping from the roof, and called for police. Intrigued by the mechanics yelling "don't jump!", a crowd gathered at the site. The police attempted to disperse them, saying that the sighting was just a reflection of the light from the street lamps. However, a church custodian suggested the figure was the Virgin Mary, which greatly excited the crowd. The event itself ended after a few minutes.

One week later, on 9 April, the phenomenon reoccurred, again lasting for only a few minutes. After that time apparitions became more frequent, sometimes two or three times a week, for several years, ending in 1971. According to Coptic tradition, Zeitoun is near one of the locations where the Holy Family stayed during their flight into Egypt.

The patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Kyrillos VI appointed a committee of high-ranking priests and bishops to investigate the matter, directed by Bishop Gregorios, bishop of postgraduate studies, Coptic culture and scientific research. On 4 May Pope Kyrillos VI issued an official statement confirming the apparitions. Soon afterward, the Ministry of Tourism also issued a validation of the sightings, and began printing pamphlets.

Nuns of the Society of the Sacred Heart also witnessed the apparitions and sent a detailed report to the Vatican, resulting in the arrival of an envoy on 28 April who also saw the apparitions and sent a report to Pope Paul VI. As the apparition appeared over a Coptic church, the Vatican left the investigation to the Coptic authorities.

The apparitions were also witnessed by President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and images photographed by newspaper photographers and Egyptian television. Investigations performed by the police could find no apparent explanation. No device was found within a radius of fifteen miles capable of projecting the image, and many photos were taken of the alleged apparition by independent photographers. With no alternative explanation and approval from religious and political official, the Egyptian government accepted the apparitions as true.

[abeibrahim]

Thank you for documenting this Holy Event - I was there, I lived about 3 kilometer from the church and visited it about 7 times, but only saw St. Mary once... It was majestic.

[laurensweitzer]

How wonderful it would have been to have been present to have witnessed this wonderful miracle.

[evemahony]

Our Holy Mother, Mary, loves us so much more than we can comprehend!!! ❤❤❤

[Loveoldies]

This is truly amazing. I was 17 when this happened and I don't remember it being reported on the news. I am angry because, as a Catholic, I would have saved every penny I had to go there. How can we deny something millions have seen?

[timefoolery]

What a beautiful miracle! Thank you for sharing these images. It is a blessing to the whole world to know the Blessed Virgin watches over us. ❤

[diannegazzola]

To witness Our Lady is more than a gift to the people of Eygpt so many miracles of Live from Mary.❤

[jetc]

Thank you for putting this together. Incredible how little known and studied this event is.

[katherinetherese]

Just to see Our Lady in Zetouin again through the video is a thrill at Midnight waving and blessing all The People! Many miracles : paralyzed man was healed, paralyzed woman was healed!

[RawyaElMotei]

My mother was there and she saw the Virgin Mary
God bless her soul

[TiffanyMaschek]

I've seen the Holy Mother only once so far. It was a very interesting dream. I had to make sure that it was actually a dream because it was just like this reality. It was shortly after my father had passed from Covid. I was on a street corner and everyone around me was fighting about something, I couldn't tell you what but it seemed like small riots were in the street everywhere. I had just crossed over a bridge to get to where I was. I looked over to my right and I felt drawn to a corner. I walked over to the corner and as soon as I did she appeared in a translucent glow. She had rainbow like colors around her and it was like fine powder that was sparkling in her aura. I immediately knelt down and started worshiping her. Everyone around me was looking at me like I was crazy. They asked me what I was doing and I was like you don't see her? She so beautiful, oh my gosh beautiful. Then it was like everyone saw her. Everyone knelt down at her feet and she was there for a total of about 30 seconds. But when she left everyone else did as well. She never said anything. But I told her wait mother I'm not done. I need you please come back. And she did, she materialized her arm and part of her face and I could see her hand pointing at me. She was only there for about 3 seconds more. But after that it was like I was satisfied with what I had seen and received. I was very grateful and emotional the whole next day.

[tedlaporte]

I was present at an apparition of the Virgin Mary. This happened at Queen of Heaven cemetery outside of Chicago. I did not see Her but I did smell the roses. The Virgin's message is this, " Pray like you have never prayed before. Come back to the Shepherd. Seek the Shepherd. "

[marilyn]

Why have I never heard about this? I am surprised that my father never spoke about it, or if he even knew about it. I love Mother Mary and I would have loved to have seen her.

[clujbnf]

I love the story of this Apparition, I feel so blessed that Our Blessed Mother appeared on my birthday 🙏💕

[MsDormy]

Our Blessed Mother is so beautiful. Her love for us so comforting. Ave Maria ❤️🙏❤️

[theresabuede]

Thank you, Blessed Mary, thank you, my Lord Jesus Christ, thank you the Holy Spirit and my Heavenly Father for loving me and loving humanity and trying to help us. It is beyond my grasp the level of heavenly love for us simple humans. In my simple way I return love to you and thank you for the extraordinary blessings in my life, especially those whom I love so much. Thank you for opening the door to your heavenly world through the birth of my son, Stephen, so many years ago. I am moved to tears from the heavenly desire to help us all. 🙏

[matt]

Thank you Mother Mary for having appeared to the people ...Pray for all of us in the world for peace and harmony in the world ... the Roman Catholic Chrurch is full of such miracles...

[marytataryn]

I didn't realize that the houses of Christians were marked. How scary! I wonder who prayed for help! Someone did! God bless that person.

[yungmanong]

This is amazing! I am so appreciative of our Mother Mary

[userPsvictory]

A hand full of thanks and gratitude for this very valuable video.
“Hail full of grace the Lord is with you ….”
Your video will be forwarded to other devotees of our Blessed Mother as I thank her for protecting me.
Thank you again. I have a chill in my spine and tears on my face listening to this documentary.

[minacross]

This is truly the most remarkable apparition in the twentieth century. Nobody can explain it! Hundreds of thousands saw it! Yet people don’t believe it! May Jesus Christ strengthen us.