Welcome to the Holy Summit of Mount Sinai where tradition holds Moses received the 10 commandments from God in the Book of Exodus.
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Mount Sinai and its Holy Sites. View in the Monastery Museum.
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Beneath us, is the Monastery of Saint Catherine, built at the traditional site of the Burning Bush.
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The Divine Liturgy is celebrated here often by visiting clergy and pilgrims.
The Liturgy of the Presanctified. View in the Monastery Museum.
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The older path has around 3,750 steps up here.
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The pilgrims who make the journey here may feel a similar challenge.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent. View in the Monastery Museum.
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“And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cliff of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by.” Exodus 33:22
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In the 6th century, under the Emperor Justinian, a large basilica was built here.
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Learn more about the history in the Timeline of the Monastery and Mount Sinai.
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Over years, the monastery and local Bedouin community have had an important relationship. Learn more about their history.
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Visitors make the climb to appreciate the wonders of nature and feel closer to the divine.
Stars above the mountain around Saint Catherine. Ahmed Mosaad.
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The mosque is open for prayer for those who visit the top.
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The monastery was protected by a decree that Mohamed, Prophet of Islam, issued granting the safety to the monks of Sinai with peaceful co-existence.
Copy of Ahdname that Mohamed, Prophet of Islam, granted to the monks of Sinai. View in the Monastery Museum
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It’s believed that the body of Saint Catherine was taken by angels after her death in Alexandria.
Epitaphos of Saint Catherine. View in the Monastery Museum
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There’s a chapel around the rock where her body was laid that you can still visit if you make the hike over.
Photograph of the chapel at the top of Mount Catherine.
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Head back down to see the Monastery and go to the Monastery Museum to see the history of the Sinai and Saint Catherine.
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