Saint Catherine Monastery, Mount Sinai
Greek Orthodox monastery (the oldest) at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt
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Location | Saint Catherine, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt | ||||
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monastery with Willow Peak (traditionally considered Mount Horeb) in the background
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entrance
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Treppe der Vergebung
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main bell tower
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Burning bush
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northeast tower
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ossuary
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Wadi El Deir and mountains of Sinai Peninsula from above
History edit
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engraving by Carsten Niebuhr (1762)
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illustration in Description de l'Égypte (1809)
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David Roberts, 1839, published in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia
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Ernst Keil (1861)
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Adolf Meckel von Hemsbach (1892)
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Icon of the enthroned Virgin and Child with saints and angels, 6th century
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The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator, encaustic on panel
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Crucifixion, 13th century
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Holy doors
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Madonna and Child, 13th century
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13th century Byzantine icon of Saint Michael the Archangel
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Transfiguration, 12th century
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Ladder of Divine Ascent
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Emperor John VIII Palaiologos
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Icon of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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The monastery, 18th century
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Christ as the Ancient of Days, 7th century
This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as
Saint Catherine Area.
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