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Saint Catherine's Monastery Saint Catherine, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt ☎ +20 69 3470353 Last Updated: 05/11/2026 |
| St. Catherine's Monastery is a Christian monastery located on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Situated at the foot of Mount Sinai, the monastery was built between 548 and 565 AD and is the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world. | |
| The Greek Orthodox monastery on Mount Sinai, where Jesus once set foot, is located precisely at the site of his appearance to Moses in the burning bush, at the foot of the Mount of Ten Commandments. By divine providence, the relics of Saint Catherine are kept at this very location. This is the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery, with a history spanning over seventeen centuries. It predates the schism of the Christian world, its origins dating back to the late antiquity. | |
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