{"id":129663,"date":[13772],"date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apsaidal.com\/?p=129663"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:02:08","slug":"monastere-de-saint-simon-le-tanneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apsaidal.com\/fr\/monastere-de-saint-simon-le-tanneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Monast\u00e8re de Saint-Simon le Tanneur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Le monast\u00e8re de Saint-Simon le Tanneur (\u00e9galement appel\u00e9 \u00c9glise des Grottes ou monast\u00e8re de Saint-Samaan) est l\u2019un des complexes religieux modernes les plus remarquables du Moyen-Orient. Taill\u00e9 directement dans les falaises de calcaire des collines de Mokattam, au sud-est du Caire, il se dresse derri\u00e8re le quartier des Zabbaleen connu sous le nom de \u00ab Cit\u00e9 des chiffonniers \u00bb. Il constitue \u00e0 la fois un lieu de culte majeur pour la communaut\u00e9 orthodoxe copte d\u2019\u00c9gypte et un puissant symbole de foi et de r\u00e9silience communautaire.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Le site tire son nom du saint copte du Xe si\u00e8cle Simon le Tanneur (Samaan el-Kharraz), modeste artisan associ\u00e9 au miracle l\u00e9gendaire du d\u00e9placement de la montagne Mokattam en 979 apr. J.-C. sous le califat fatimide. Selon la tradition, la montagne fut d\u00e9plac\u00e9e par la pri\u00e8re afin d\u2019affirmer la foi chr\u00e9tienne devant le calife al-Muizz. Le monast\u00e8re moderne fut fond\u00e9 plus d\u2019un mill\u00e9naire plus tard, lorsque les \u00e9boueurs du Caire (les Zabbaleen), majoritairement coptes, furent relog\u00e9s dans la zone de Mokattam \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1960. Apr\u00e8s qu\u2019une premi\u00e8re \u00e9glise en t\u00f4le et roseaux eut \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9truite par un incendie, la communaut\u00e9 entreprit de transformer les grottes naturelles et le flanc de la montagne en un complexe sacr\u00e9 permanent \u00e0 partir du milieu des ann\u00e9es 1970.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Au fil des d\u00e9cennies, le site s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 en une s\u00e9rie d\u2019\u00e9glises rupestres, de chapelles et d\u2019amphith\u00e9\u00e2tres \u00e0 ciel ouvert interconnect\u00e9s. Le plus grand espace peut accueillir environ 20 000 fid\u00e8les, ce qui en fait l\u2019une des plus grandes \u00e9glises du Moyen-Orient. Les murs et faces rocheuses sont orn\u00e9s d\u2019extensifs bas-reliefs et sculptures repr\u00e9sentant des sc\u00e8nes bibliques, la vie du saint et d\u2019autres r\u00e9cits chr\u00e9tiens \u2014 \u0153uvre r\u00e9alis\u00e9e en grande partie par le sculpteur polonais Mario pendant plus de vingt ans. Des reliques associ\u00e9es \u00e0 saint Simon y sont conserv\u00e9es. Le complexe continue de fonctionner comme destination de p\u00e8lerinage active et centre spirituel, tout en restant int\u00e9gr\u00e9 \u00e0 la vie quotidienne de la communaut\u00e9 Zabbaleen environnante.<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Dimensions \/ Capacit\u00e9 : <\/strong>Complexe de sept \u00e9glises et chapelles taill\u00e9es dans les falaises ; amphith\u00e9\u00e2tre\/cath\u00e9drale principal pouvant accueillir jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ~20 000 personnes ; salles et chapelles individuelles de dimensions variables (une salle atteignant ~17 m de hauteur).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style : <\/strong>Architecture rupestre int\u00e9gr\u00e9e au calcaire naturel de Mokattam ; bas-reliefs et sculptures r\u00e9alis\u00e9s \u00e0 la main cr\u00e9ant une \u00ab Bible ouverte \u00bb dans la pierre ; formes d\u2019amphith\u00e9\u00e2tre adapt\u00e9es \u00e0 la pente de la montagne.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Programme d\u2019origine \/ actuel :<\/strong> Principal lieu de culte et de p\u00e8lerinage orthodoxe copte ; plusieurs \u00e9glises et chapelles d\u00e9di\u00e9es (dont la cath\u00e9drale de la Vierge Marie et de saint Simon) ; centre spirituel et culturel communautaire au service des Zabbaleen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statut patrimonial :<\/strong> Important site religieux et culturel copte moderne ; largement consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un exemple remarquable d\u2019architecture sacr\u00e9e contemporaine et de patrimoine b\u00e2ti par la communaut\u00e9 en \u00c9gypte et dans le Moyen-Orient.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c9tat de conservation :<\/strong> Actif et en usage continu ; entretenu par la communaut\u00e9 monastique et les soutiens locaux ; aucun abandon structurel majeur signal\u00e9, bien que sa localisation au sein d\u2019un quartier informel dense pose des pressions urbaines et environnementales permanentes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source : <\/strong>Compil\u00e9 \u00e0 partir de r\u00e9cits historiques sur le saint et le monast\u00e8re, de descriptions contemporaines du site et de reportages sur la communaut\u00e9 Zabbaleen et le programme de sculptures rupestres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le monast\u00e8re de Saint-Simon le Tanneur (\u00e9galement appel\u00e9 \u00c9glise des Grottes ou monast\u00e8re de Saint-Samaan) est l\u2019un des complexes religieux modernes les plus remarquables du Moyen-Orient. 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