Monasteries
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai
Saint Catherine · Egypt
The oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery, at the foot of the traditional Mount Sinai.
Traditional identification
Active site
Eastern Orthodox
Byzantine
Medieval
Modern
Jebel Musa is the traditional Sinai; several other mountains have serious scholarly support.
28.556, 33.976
Why it matters
Holds the second-largest collection of early codices and icons after the Vatican.