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The monastery, with Willow Peak (traditionally considered Mount Horeb) in the background
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| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Church of Sinai |
| Established | AD 565 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Justinian I |
| Site | |
| Location | Saint Catherine, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt |
| Coordinates | Script error: The function "coordinsert" does not exist. |
| Website | www |
| Official name: Saint Catherine Area | |
| Type: | Cultural |
| Criteria: | i, iii, iv, vi |
| Designated: | 2002 (26th session) |
| Reference #: | 954 |
| State Party: | Egypt |
| Region: | Arab States |
Saint Catherine's Monastery lies on the Sinai Peninsula, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai, near the town of Saint Catherine, Egypt. The monastery is named after Catherine of Alexandria.
The monastery is controlled by the autonomous Church of Sinai, part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Built between 548 and 565, the monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world. The site contains the world's oldest continually operating library, possessing many unique books including the Syriac Sinaiticus and, until 1859, the Codex Sinaiticus.
Bell tower at Saint Catherine's Monastery
Ossuary in Saint Catherine's Monastery
Ashtiname of Muhammad
6th-century hot wax icon
Icon of the enthroned Virgin and Child with saints and angels, 6th century
The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator, encaustic on panel
Crucifixion, 13th century
Holy doors
Madonna and Child, 13th century
13th century Byzantine icon of Saint Michael the Archangel
Transfiguration, 12th century
Ladder of Divine Ascent
Emperor John VIII Palaiologos
Icon of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
