Gawdat Gabra
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Dr. Gawdat Garbra (1947-) (Arabic:جودت جبرا) is a Coptologist, finished his bachelor degree in Egyptian Antiquities – Cairo University 1967 and PhD in Coptic Antiquities Munster University – Germany 1978.
The former director of the Coptic Museum (1985) and currently a visiting lecturer in Claremont University.
He is the author or the co-author of:
- Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Akhmim and Sohag (Gabra and Takla 2008)
- The Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day (Gabra, Van Loon, and Sonbol 2007)
- The Treasures of Coptic Art in the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo (Gabra 2007)
- Coptic Monasteries: Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture (Gabra and Vivian 2002)
- Christian Egypt: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia (Capuani, Meinardus, Rutschowscaya and Gabra 2002)
- Be Thou There: The Holy Family's Journey in Egypt (Gabra 2001)
and other books and journal articles.
