Mary’s tree in Al-Matareya is one of the most prominent stations of the path of the Holy Family in Egypt. throughout history it has been the subject of stories about the miracles of this tree. One of these stories is of the French soldiers who came with Napoleon Bonaparte to Egypt ”1798- 1801 A.D. ”
History documented in the letters of the names of the men and soldiers of the French soldiers on al-matareya tree, and states that when they narrowed the means of treatment for their ailments, especially skin diseases, they found no cure except in the arms of our blessed tree, so the bark of this tree was the cure for them from the diseases that they had suffered after the battle of Ain Shams
