Saint Catherine's Monastery
Saint Catherine, Ganūb Sīnā, Egypt – *No GPS coordinates
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St. Catherine's, An Orthodox Establishment, Is One Of The Oldest Christian Monasteries In The World And Has Been The Centre Of Monastic Life In The Southern Sinai.
The Holiest Part Of St. Catherine's Monastery Is The Chapel Of The Burning Bush, A Small Chamber Behind The Altar Of The Basilica. It Is Often Closed To The Public And Those Who Enter Must Remove Their Shoes, Just As Moses Did When He Approached The Burning Bush (Exodus 3:2-5).
Because The Ground Is Rocky, The Monks Created The Monastery Garden By Bringing Soil From Elsewhere. It Contains Fruit Trees Including Olives, Apricots And Plums, And Produces A Variety Of Vegetables.
Nearby Are The Cemetery And Charnel House. When Monks Die They Are First Buried In The Cemetery. After Their Bodies Decay, Their Bones Are Exhumed And Transferred To The Charnel House.
In The Charnel House Can Be Seen The Bones Of Thousands Of Deceased Monks, With Separate Piles For Legs, Hands, Feet, Ribs And Skulls. Martyrs And Archbishops Are In Open Coffins. Inside The Door, Dressed In Purple Robes, Sits The Skeleton Of Stephanos, A 6th-Century Guardian Of The Path To Mount Sinai.
St. Catherine's, An Orthodox Establishment, Is One Of The Oldest Christian Monasteries In The World And Has Been The Centre Of Monastic Life In The Southern Sinai.
The Holiest Part Of St. Catherine's Monastery Is The Chapel Of The Burning Bush, A Small Chamber Behind The Altar Of The Basilica. It Is Often Closed To The Public And Those Who Enter Must Remove Their Shoes, Just As Moses Did When He Approached The Burning Bush (Exodus 3:2-5).
Because The Ground Is Rocky, The Monks Created The Monastery Garden By Bringing Soil From Elsewhere. It Contains Fruit Trees Including Olives, Apricots And Plums, And Produces A Variety Of Vegetables.
Nearby Are The Cemetery And Charnel House. When Monks Die They Are First Buried In The Cemetery. After Their Bodies Decay, Their Bones Are Exhumed And Transferred To The Charnel House.
In The Charnel House Can Be Seen The Bones Of Thousands Of Deceased Monks, With Separate Piles For Legs, Hands, Feet, Ribs And Skulls. Martyrs And Archbishops Are In Open Coffins. Inside The Door, Dressed In Purple Robes, Sits The Skeleton Of Stephanos, A 6th-Century Guardian Of The Path To Mount Sinai.
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- Added: 8 Sep 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2464767
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