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'''Saint Catherine’s Monastery''' on [[Mount Sinai]] is the oldest continuously active Christian [[monastery]] in the world, built between A.D. 548 and 565.
 
'''Saint Catherine’s Monastery''' on [[Mount Sinai]] is the oldest continuously active Christian [[monastery]] in the world, built between A.D. 548 and 565.
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It is the second largest repository of [[Christian]] manuscripts after the [[Vatican Library]].
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In the 300s A.D. the Roman Empress Helena called for the construction of a sanctuary, and subsequently in the sixth century, Emperor Justinian created  a monastery on the site with its fortified walls and mausoleum.
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It is the second largest repository of [[Christian]] manuscripts after the [[Vatican Library]], including where the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] was discovered.
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Its library is being digitized with the help of the [[University of California]].
 
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