Modern History

St. Catherine's Monastery

At God-trodden Mount Sinai

The Greek Orthodox monastery where God appeared to Moses in the Burning Bush. The oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery with a history that can be traced back over seventeen centuries.

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Introduction to the Monastery and Museum Located where God appeared to Moses in the …

St. Catherine’s Feast Day Around the World The calendar of saints is a tradition of …

Pilgrimage to Sinai, Fourth to Twenty-First Century Pilgirms all of the world have been traveling …

Architecture: The Monastery of the Sinai, its Founders and the Sacristy Quarters About the construction of one of the oldest …

The Monastery of Sinai and the Living Quarters of its Roman Guardians The history of the excavations of the monastery …

The Monastery of Sinai and the Bedouin The relationship between the monastery and six large …

The Dependencies of the Monastery of Sinai Scattered around the world, they have supported monastic …

Printed Books The library of printed books of the Holy …

The Modern History of the Codex Sinaiticus Eighteen pages of the Codex Sinaiticus are preserved …

Goldwork Embroidery The archives of the monastery of Saint Catherine …

Presenting the Holy Treasures of the Sinai at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century For more than sixteen hundred years, the monks …

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