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'''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.  It is a Greek Orthodox monastery.

'''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.  It is a Greek Orthodox monastery.

{{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>}}

{{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>}}

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.

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.

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]].

In 1797, [[Napoleon]] conquered Egypt and protected the monastery. He arranged for rebuilding its north fortress wall after flooding damaged it in 1798.

In 1797, [[Napoleon]] conquered Egypt and protected the monastery. He arranged for rebuilding its north fortress wall after flooding damaged it in 1798.