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ST. CATHARINE , EGYPT
St. Catharine town is a town of a distinguished type of privacy. It is the highest of the inhabited area in Sinai. It is located at the top of a plateau that rises to 1600m above the sea level, and it is surrounded by a series of the highest mountains not only in Sinai but in Egypt as a whole.

At the foot of the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments, lies the monastery. Early Christian hermits, searching seclusion from worldly affairs, were living around the holy mountain since the early times of Christendom.

After her visit to the impressive site of the Burning Bush Empress Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, decided in 330 AD to let a chapel be build at the site; and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary.

Many travelogues from early pilgrims talked about the massacres among the monks. Finally in 527 AD Emperor Justinian ordered the construction of a fortress. Above the heavy wooden entrance wooden frames carry the names of Justinian, his wife Theodora and the architect’s Stephanos.

St. Catherine is among the oldest Christian monasteries, and the smallest diocese in the world. The Monks today are Greek Orthodox and of different nationalities. The wealthy monastery has branches in Cairo, Cyprus and Crete.

Historically speaking St. Catharine is of great important and historic dimension. This added to its religious importance when the monastery known by the name of St. Catharine Monastery was built in the 16th century. It still remains as the greatest of the Christian monuments in Egypt and the world.

It is moderate in summer and very cold in winter which gives her a certain beauty when ice covers the mountain tops. The area was announced a nature reserve.

Saint Catherine Monastery
  
  
The Monastery of St. Catherine is one of the well-known monasteries in the world - a Greek Orthodox holy place connected with the Prophet Moses and the exodus of the Jews from Egypt.

The Monastery is famous for its Byzantine-style basilica, which was built together with its protective walls in 527 A.D. The basilica has three naves, and its dazzlingly ornate interior contains works of art spanning fifteen centuries.

Among the more distinctive pieces are the many lamps, which hang from the ceiling in a silvery, glittering constellation, and the impressive mosaics. Lying next to the main altar is a sarcophagus which allegedly holds the remains of St. Catherine herself.

The buildings inside the monastery are crowded together, each of a different shape and size. They are made up of mazes of small courtyards, staircases, galleries and narrow corridors, vaulted arcades and rounded arches. Adjacent to the monastery are the bell tower and minaret of the mosque. Beyond the walls on the northwest side, the gardens of the monastery are surrounded by cypress trees and include grapevines and orchards of lemons, oranges, olives, pears and apricots.

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