Monastery of St.Catherin

St. Catherine of privacy more cities in Sinai,Is the highest populated places in the Sinai, 

where is located on a hill rises 1600 meters above sea level,

Surrounded by the highest mountains in the Sinai in Egypt as a whole,And the highest top of Mount Catherine, Mount Moses and Mount Safsafa,This rise has   made ​​a distinct atmosphere, it is mild in the summer time is very cold in the winter time,Giving them beautiful,especially when snow covered the tops of the mountains,It mediates South Sinai, an area of ​​819 km,And most of the population works in agriculture and grazing, and others are working to tourism, both in the same city or in the safari tourism in the valleys and surrounding mountains,                                                                                          

South Sinai is considered the first Christian ages since a most important attractions of the Christian monks,These monks have established many monasteries and churches in the valleys of the Sinai is the remaining months, including Mount Sinai monastery, known as the Monastery of St. Catherine,Religious tourism is at the forefront of types of tourism enjoyed by city Santakatherin The Monastery of St. Catherine's an important place of pilgrimage,




Monastery of St.Catherin

The Monastery of St. Catherine's an important place of pilgrimage for tourists who love 

the religious tourism has been built in the sixth century AD and is still one of the greatest 

monuments of Christianity in Egypt and the world.

The building dates back to the command of the Empress Helena, mother of Emperor 

Constantine 432 years and then complete the reign of Emperor Justinian in 545 years to 

be a stronghold for the monks of Sinai has been named in the following centuries as the 

Monastery of St. Catherine.

wall constructed by the towers in the corners and walls with a height of between 12 and 

The construction of the monastery-like medieval fortresses, and by granite stones of the 

15 meters, and the lengths of ribs 117 * 80 * 77 * 76 meters approximately.

The most important buildings of the monastery are: the Great Church and the Church of 

the bush and the mosque and library, as well as monks and Qlaa presses and mills and 

stores of grain and supplies and water wells.

Great Church:

It is the oldest Christian monuments dating back to the reign of Emperor Jistian in the 

sixth century AD has been designed in the form of basilicas ROMANIAN which was 

common at the time of construction 527.

Located in the northern part of the monastery and sometimes called the Great Church or 

cathedral, was known as the "Church of the Transfiguration.

Inside the church are two rows of columns, a 12 columns representing months of the 

year and on each side There are 4 structures, each bearing the name of one of the saints 

In the church issued a round apse roof ornaments and mosaics, the most important 

aspects as it Christian mosaics of the most famous in the oll world

Which represents Christ in the center and on his right the Virgin and to the left of Moses. 

And under the roof of the dome and the mosaics and the coffin is placed inside the 

remains of St. Catherine.