baramun, al-, city located in the Egyptian Delta about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of al-Mansurah in the province of Daqahliyyah. The city was a bishopric by 1257, when Bishop Mikha’il of al-Baramun was present at the consecration of the holy chrism (Munier, 1943, p. 34). A medieval list of churches in Egypt indicates that there was a church of al-Malak Mikha’il in al-Baramun (see Amélineau, 1893, pp. 578, 580).
Baramun, Al-
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Amélineau, E. La Géographie de l'Egypte a l'époque copte, p. 88. Paris, 1893. Munier, H. Recueil des listes épiscopales de l'église copte. Cairo, 1943. Timm, S. Das christlich-koptische Ägypten in arabischer Zeit, Vol. 1, pp. 340-41. Wiesbaden, 1984. RANDALL STEWART