The Monastery of Saint Catharine

It is the oldest monastery in the world. The Monastery of Saint Catherine is a religious tourist place inEgypt tour packages. A large number of tourists go to the monastery every year. It is one of the most archaeological sites in history. It is one of the Coptic sites in Egypt luxury tours which is popular all over the world. This monastery is an independent place that does not belong to any sacred congregation. The administration of this monastery is for the Bishop of Sinai. There is a strong relationship between the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Bishop of Sinia. In the past, the Russian Orthodox Church supervised this monastery. The monks and priests of the monastery are not Egyptians but they are Greeks. Church Monks and priests of the Saint Catherine Monastery, such as the monks and priests of today’s Orthodox Church in Jerusalem. The Bishop of Sinai runs the churches and holy shrines in South Sinai. We recommend joining our St. Cathrine Monastery tour from Cairo one of the best sellers Cairo tour packages that includes a tour guide who will join you and explain to you the history of the place.

St. Catherine’s Monastery Historical Location

The Monastery of St. Catherine is located in the South Sinai Governorate, which is one of the governorates of the Sinai Peninsula. This monastery has great historical importance. You will find the Monastery of St. Catherin below Catherine Mountain which is the highest mountain in Egypt, it's one of the most interesting adventures that we recommend in Egypt Christmas tours. Mount Catherine is located near Mount Moses. The Monastery of Saint Catherine is the oldest in the world. The Monastery of Saint Catherine has many and many beautiful tourist places around it to include in your 8-day Egypt tours packages. This monastery is close to the city of Taba, which is a coastal city located on the Gulf of Aqaba and this city is a first-class tourist city. You can practice your favorite sport in Taba day tours. The Monastery of Saint Catherine is close to the city of Sharm el-Sheikh. It is located on the Red Sea. In Sharm El-Sheikh there are beautiful coral reefs on its shores. You can enjoy your favorite sports such as diving and watching the beautiful colored fish under the water especially in Egypt Easter Holidays due to the nice weather. Saint Catherine Monastery is surrounded by wonderful mountain ranges.

Why is the monastery of Saint Catherine sacred in all the world?

This monastery has great archaeological value. This monastery contains a large number of ancient gifts. These gifts are in an antique church. These gifts were presented by kings and princes in the ancient era. Inside the monastery, there is an old well. It is said that this is the well of the Prophet Moses. There is an old tree in the monastery. This is the tree of the Prophet Moses. The fire burned in this tree. Our master Moses went toward this tree and spoke to God. Some parts were taken from this tree to be planted out of this monastery, but these parts did not grow. Saint Catherine Monastery is a place where there are Beautiful artistic pieces and paintings and there are Arabic mosaics. Greek and Russian icons are available. Inside the monastery, some paintings were painted in oil. You will feel interested in joining our St.Catherine tour from Sharm El Sheikh

Inside the monastery, there is a library of manuscripts. This library is the largest manuscript library after the Vatican Library. Inside the monastery, there is a place for visitors and an antique Tower. The Bedouins from South Sinai serve this great place. There are remains of all the monks who worked in this monastery.

You can visit this monastery from morning until noon through our 5 days Egypt tour packages. After finishing your visit, the monks go to the fathers of prayers and rituals. The location of the monastery is a wonderful place surrounded by mountain ranges. This monastery is considered an archaeological unique place in the world that has a daily routine.

Is St Catherine's Monastery worth visiting?

Visitors and tourists who come to see the monastery must wear wide and long clothes when entering the monastery during their Egypt day tours. In the monastery, there are wide clothes suitable for visitors. These customs are very old These customs continue to this day from Sharm El Sheikh day tours.

This indicates that the monks in the monastery are very religious. The entrance to this monastery is a small door. This door was designed to protect the monastery from strangers. This door is at the bottom of the monastery wall. Kings and prances have long cared for the protection of Saint Catherine’s Monastery.

Saint Catherine Monastery Mosque

There is a small mosque inside the Monastery of Saint Catherine. Al-Hakim Bamr Allah, who was one of the sultans of the Fatimid state, ordered to building of this mosque in the era of the Fatimid state.

This mosque was built to protect the monastery from some attacks, but some orientalists said that Alhakm Bamr Allah built this mosque to impose Islamic control on St. Catherine’s Monastery. Napoleon Bonaparte strengthened the walls of the Monastery of Saint Catherine.
The height of these walls is very great. These reforms in the monastery were due to the monks ’request to protect the monastery.

The Story of Saint Catherine

Catherine was born in Alexandria in the third century AD. Catherine was known for wisdom, intelligence, and modesty. She loved Christ. Catherine went to school to learn. Catherine liked to meditate on the Bible. Catherine studied theology and philosophy at the hands of scholars at this time. Catherine was baptized in the year 305 AD. Caesar Maximian II ruled Alexandria. Catherine accused Caesar of worshiping idols. Caesar sent fifty men to convince her to worship idols, but she persuaded them to convert to Christianity. Join our St-Cathrine tour from Cairo Day Tours to learn more about the story behind the place.

Caesar ordered to cut off Catherine’s head. Five centuries after Catherine died, one of the monks saw in a dream that the angels bore the body of Catherine and put it on the top of the mountain. This monk woke up and went to the place he had seen in the dream and found Catherine’s body.

The monk carried this body to the Moses Church and then to the Transfiguration Church in the monastery built by Justinian, which was later known as the Monastery of Saint Catherine.

Mount Moses

It is a mountain located in the Sinai Peninsula, specifically in the Governorate of South Sinai. It was called Mount Moses because God spoke to our Prophet Moses on this mountain.

This mountain is near the Monastery of Saint Catherine. The Prophet Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on this mountain and this is blessed in the religions. The height of this mountain is 2,285 meters above sea level.

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