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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]], also known as "Sinai Monastery," is the oldest continuously active Christian [[monastery]] in the world, built between A.D. 548 and 565. |
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| | + | {{cquote|Of its 3,300 manuscripts, two-thirds are in Greek. The rest are principally in Arabic, Syriac, Georgian, and Slavonic, through there are other manuscripts in Polish, Hebrew, Ethiopian, Armenian, Latin, and Persian.<ref>https://www.sinaimonastery.com/index.php/en/library/manuscripts</ref>}} |
| | + | == History == |
| | 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. | | 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. | + | It is the second largest repository of [[Christian]] manuscripts after the [[Vatican Library]], including where the [[Codex Sinaiticus]] was discovered. Some of the pages of the Codex Sinaiticus are retained by this monastery. |
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| | Its library is being digitized with the help of the [[University of California]]. | | Its library is being digitized with the help of the [[University of California]]. |
| | [[Category:Christianity]] | | [[Category:Christianity]] |
| | [[Category:Monasteries]] | | [[Category:Monasteries]] |