Tag:St. Catherine Monastery

Hidden writing in ancient desert monastery manuscripts

By Fleur Macdonald - BBC NewsFor a monk who lives in the Sinai desert in Egypt, in the world's oldest working monastery, Father Justin...

Ancient Egyptian Monastery Closed and Christmas Celebrations Canceled

By Raymond Ibrahim – Exclusive to Coptic Solidarity –Local authorities decided to close down the Saint Catherine Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, a UNESCO...

Scientists Discover Lost languages, Ancient Remedies at Egyptian Monastery

By Tom Whipple - The Times UKAncient works not read by humans since the Dark Ages have been found at an Egyptian monastery, using...

Ancient Sinai monastery targeted by Islamic militants in Egypt a week after Coptic church bombings

By James Macintyre - Christian TodayIslamist gunmen attacked security forces near St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's south Sinai yesterday, killing at least one police...