Monastery of Saint Shenouda

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Monastery_of_Saint_Shenouda
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monastery
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:White_Monastery
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Coptic
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Saint_Shenouda_the_Archimandrite
gptkbp:distanceFromRedMonastery about 2 km
gptkbp:founded 5th century
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Saint_Shenouda_the_Archimandrite
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major Coptic monastic center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monastery of Saint Shenouda
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Syriac
Coptic
Ethiopic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sohag_Governorate
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Sohag
gptkbp:notableEvent attacked by Arab invaders in 10th century
restoration in modern times
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:manuscript
white limestone walls
gptkbp:partOf Coptic monasticism
gptkbp:region gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list included
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:White_Monastery,_Sohag,_Egypt
gptkb:White_Monastery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6