스크랩 Saint Catherine`s Monastery, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt.

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Saint Catherine's Monastery (Greek: Μονὴ τῆς Ἁγίας Αἰκατερίνης, Monì tìs Agìas Ekaterìnis),

in Arabic دير القدّيسة كاترينا commonly known as Santa Katarina,

its official name being Sacred Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai

(Greek: Ιερά Μονή Θεοβαδίστου Όρους Σινά, Ierà Monì Theovadìstou Òrous Sinà), lies on the Sinai Peninsula,

at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai, in the city of Saint Catherine in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate.

The monastery is Orthodox 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,

according to UNESCO report 60100 ha / Ref: 954.

In the area around the monastery, a small town has grown, with hotels and swimming pools, called Saint Katherine City.

 Panoramic view

St. Catherine's monastery

Santa catarina Monestry near jebel Musa in south Sinai, Egypt.

It claims that it contains the burnning bush of Moses.

Bell tower

Church tower of Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt

Saint Catherine's Monastery in 1968

Convent of St, Catherine on Mt. Sinai. Salted paper print by Leavitt Hunt, 1852.

Hunt, a photographer and lawyer of independent means,

was the first American photographer to visit and photograph the Middle East.

Crucifixion group:

a byzantine icon in a rather occidental style,

possibly by a venetian artist. third quarter of the 13th century. 120.5 x 67 cm

Christ the Saviour (Pantokrator),

a 6th-century encaustic icon

Virgin and Child with angels and Sts. George and Theodore.

encaustic icon on panel

c.600

Saint Peter, a 6th-century encaustic icon

Annunciation (The Holy_Doors)

12^th century 

Mosaic of the Transfiguration

Icon of Saint Catherine

Syriac Sertâ book script

The Ladder of Divine Ascent or The Ladder of Paradise.

 A 12th-century icon described by John Climacus.

 Monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai. St John Climacus described the Christian life

as a ladder with thirty rungs.

The monks are tempted by demons and encouraged by angels,

while Christ welcomes them at the summit.

The Ladder of Paradise icon described by John Climacus.

showing monks ascending (and falling from) the ladder to Jesus

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