Monastery of Saint Catherine (Sinai)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Monastery_of_Saint_Catherine_(Sinai)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Moses'_Well
gptkb:Chapel_of_the_Burning_Bush
Manuscript collection
Icon collection
Library of Saint Catherine
gptkbp:coordinates 28.5556°N 33.9761°E
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Saint_Catherine_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:elevation 1,586 meters
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Emperor_Justinian_I
gptkbp:foundedIn 6th century
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Archbishop_of_Mount_Sinai
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monastery of Saint Catherine (Sinai)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Sinai_Peninsula
gptkbp:near gptkb:Mount_Sinai
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Codex_Sinaiticus
Byzantine
oldest working Christian monastery
oldest continuously operating library
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Saint_Catherine_Area
gptkbp:protectedBy fortified walls
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
954
gptkbp:website https://www.sinaimonastery.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flavius_Justinianus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7