Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus

The Basilica of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cairo's Shubra district is a remarkable ecumenical shrine — venerated by both Egyptian Catholics and Coptic Orthodox Christians, a rare meeting point across the denominational divide. Completed by the Carmelites in 1932, its crypt walls are covered in hundreds of votive tablets from grateful believers across Egypt's diverse Christian communities.