Egypt. Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Erected during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Agilkia Island. Aswan. Christian cross carved on one of the walls of the sanctuary. In the earliest days of Christianity, it was common to carve Christian symbols on places of profane worship. In the 6th century the Emperor Justinian proscribed the worship to the goddess Isis, converting the complex into a Christian church dedicated to St Stephen, until the 12th century, when Islam became the majority religion of the Egyptian population.

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