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Saint Catherine’s Monastery
Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
$450
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The seventh-century document granting protection to the monastery and the significant library containing ancient manuscripts highlight the rich history of St Catherine’s Monastery. This site has been a crucial center for both Christian and Muslim heritage.
- 📜 A copy of the protection document dictated by prophet Mohammad is displayed in the Icon Gallery, alongside Napoleon’s letter from 1798.
- 🏛️ In 1381, Ottoman armies constructed a mosque within the monastery's walls, contributing to its diverse religious significance.
- 📚 The library houses approximately 5000 books and over 3000 manuscripts, primarily in Greek, making it one of the most important collections globally.
- 🎁 Throughout its history, St Catherine’s Monastery has received gifts from popes and Christian princes, reflecting its esteemed status.
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Saint Catherine’s Monastery
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
- Met & Assist from & to your hotel at Sharm El Shiekh.
- Private Egyptology tour guide
- Lunch during the trip .
- All transfers by air condition vehicle.
- International Air tickets from & to Egypt.
- Entry Visa to Egypt which had to be handle from your side.
- Any Souvenir from any purchasing stop.
- Tips to guide & driver.
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Saint Catherine's MonasteryIt is approx 3 HRS to reach to St Catherine’s Monastery from Sharm El Shiekh, the earliest surviving bastion of Christianity, make you go through breathtaking landscapes of arid rock formations, then desolate expanses of desert and the occasional Bedouin camp. The monastery was founded by the Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora between 527-535 A.D. at the foot of Mount Sinai and Jebel Megafa , discover a centre of worship and learning for over 1450 years. St Catherine was born Dorothea to a noble family in Alexandria in AD 294, and she was studied poetry, music, art, physics, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy at a pagan school, it was before converting to Christianity and taking the name of Catherine at baptism. She was tortured and beheaded for her faith by Emperor Maximus on 25 November AD 305 in Alexandria. according to tradition her body disappeared and was transported by angels to the highest mountain peak of the Sinai Peninsula. it’s begin from three centuries later, following a dream, some monks from the monastery found her relics, brought them down from the mountain, and placed them in a gilded sarcophagus, which now stands in the basilica choir.
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Saint Catherine’s Monastery
Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
$450
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!