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3_ Cairo Churches: The Hanging Church ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The northern haikal screen has a design of squares with crosses that are alternately ivory and ebony, and across the top of it are seventeen icons representing different scenes from the martyrdom of Saint George. The southern screen shows a cruciform pattern and dates from the thirteenth century. Atop it are seven smal…