Saint Catherine Monastery
Greek Orthodox monastery (the oldest) at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt
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Summary
Saint Catherine Monastery is a monastery[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,415 views/month, #2 of 959).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[3], Eastern Orthodox Church[4], Greek Orthodoxy[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Sinai Governorate[6]
- Country: Egypt[7]
- Founder: Justinian I[8]
- Named after: Catherine of Alexandria[9]
- Architectural style: Byzantine architecture[10]
- Location: Saint Catherine[11]
- Part of: Saint Catherine Area[12]
- Commons category: Saint Catherine Monastery, Mount Sinai[13]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sinai Peninsula[14]
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho[15]
- Dedicated to: Catherine of Alexandria[16]
- Official website: http://www.sinaimonastery.com/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Catherine's Monastery[18]
- Time of earliest written record: 301[19]
- Depicted by: The Saint Catherine Monastery in Sinai[20]
- Native label: Μονὴ τῆς Ἁγίας Αἰκατερίνης[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 1570 m[22]
- Culture: Byzantine Empire[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saint Catherine Monastery include Psalterium Sinaiticum[25], a psalter[26], founded in 1000[27].
Why It Matters
Saint Catherine Monastery has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include Psalterium Sinaiticum[25], a psalter[26], founded in 1000[27].