Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Saint Catherine Area' has mentioned 'Monastery' in the following places:
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| Greek Orthodox monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt | WIKI |
| Saint Catherine's MonasteryThe monastery, with Willow Peak (traditionally considered Mount Horeb) in the backgroundMonastery informationOrderChurch of SinaiDenominationEastern Orthodox ChurchEstablishedAD 565PeopleFounder(s)Justinian ISiteLocationSaint Catherine, South Sinai Governorate, EgyptCoordinates28xc2xb033xe2x80xb220xe2x80xb3N 33xc2xb058xe2x80xb234xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf28.55556xc2xb0N 33.97611xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 28.55556; 33.97611Coordinates: 28xc2xb033xe2x80xb220xe2x80xb3N 33xc2xb058xe2x80xb234xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf28.55556xc2xb0N 33.97611xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 28.55556; 33.97611Websitewww.sinaimonastery.com UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameSaint Catherine AreaTypeCulturalCriteriai, iii, iv, viDesignated2002 (26th session)Referencexc2xa0no.954State PartyEgyptRegionArab States | WIKI |
| Saint Catherine's Monastery (Arabic: xd8xafxd9x8axd8xb1 xd8xa7xd9x84xd9x82xd8xafxd9x91xd9x8axd8xb3xd8xa9 xd9x83xd8xa7xd8xaaxd8xb1xd9x8axd9x86xe2x80x8e; Greek: xcex9cxcexbfxcexbdxe1xbdxb4 xcfx84xe1xbfx86xcfx82 xe1xbcx89xcexb3xcexafxcexb1xcfx82 xcex91xe1xbcxb0xcexbaxcexb1xcfx84xcexb5xcfx81xcexafxcexbdxcexb7xcfx82), officially Sacred Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai (Greek: xcex99xcexb5xcfx81xcexac xcex9cxcexbfxcexbdxcexae xcfx84xcexbfxcfx85 xcex98xcexb5xcexbfxcexb2xcexb1xcexb4xcexafxcfx83xcfx84xcexbfxcfx85 xcex8cxcfx81xcexbfxcfx85xcfx82 xcexa3xcexb9xcexbdxcexac), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located on the Sinai Peninsula, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai, near the town of Saint Catherine, Egypt. | WIKI |
| The monastery is named after Catherine of Alexandria. | WIKI |
| The monastery is controlled by the autonomous Church of Sinai, part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| [3] The Saint Catherine monastery is located in the shadow of a group of three mountains; Ras Sufsafeh (possibly "Mount Horeb" c.1xc2xa0km west), Jebel Arrenziyeb and Jebel Musa, the "Biblical Mount Sinai" (peak c.2xc2xa0km south). | WIKI |
| Built between 548 and 565, the monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world. | WIKI |
| Although it is commonly known as Saint Catherine's, the monastery's full official name is the Sacred Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai. | WIKI |
| [citation needed] The patronal feast of the monastery is the Feast of the Transfiguration. | WIKI |
| The monastery has become a favorite site of pilgrimage. | WIKI |
| 1899 map of the monastery surroundings2011 photo from the north of the monastery, facing southwardsThe monastery is located in the shadow of a group of three mountains xe2x80x93 Ras Sufsafeh / "Mount Horeb" (peak c.1km west), Jebel Arrenziyeb (peak c.1km south) and Jebel Musa / "Biblical Mount Sinai" (peak c.2km south) | WIKI |
| Saint Catherine's Monastery, 1968Saint Catherine's monastery by Leavitt Hunt, 1852 | WIKI |
| The monastery was built by order of Emperor Justinian I (reigned 527xe2x80x93565), enclosing the Chapel of the Burning Bush (also known as "Saint Helen's Chapel") ordered to be built by Empress Consort Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, at the site where Moses is supposed to have seen the burning bush. | WIKI |
| [18] Structurally the monastery's king post truss is the oldest known surviving roof truss in the world. | WIKI |
| During the seventh century, the isolated Christian anchorites of the Sinai were eliminated: only the fortified monastery remained. | WIKI |
| The monastery is still surrounded by the massive fortifications that have preserved it. | WIKI |
| From the time of the First Crusade, the presence of Crusaders in the Sinai until 1270 spurred the interest of European Christians and increased the number of intrepid pilgrims who visited the monastery. | WIKI |
| The monastery was supported by its dependencies in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Crete, Cyprus and Constantinople. | WIKI |
| The monastery, along with several dependencies in the area, constitute the entire Church of Sinai, which is headed by an archbishop, who is also the abbot of the monastery. | WIKI |
| During the period of the Crusades which was marked by bitterness between the Orthodox and Catholic churches, the monastery was patronized by both the Byzantine emperors and the rulers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and their respective courts. | WIKI |
| On April 18, 2017, an attack by the Islamic State group at a checkpoint near the Monastery killed one policeman and injured three police officers. | WIKI |
| [27] The monastery library preserves the second largest collection of early codices and manuscripts in the world, outnumbered only by the Vatican Library. | WIKI |
| In May 1844 and February 1859, Constantin von Tischendorf visited the monastery for research and discovered the Codex Sinaiticus, dating from the 4th century, at the time the oldest almost completely preserved manuscript of the Bible. | WIKI |
| The finding from 1859 left the monastery for Russia, in circumstances that had been long disputed. | WIKI |
| The monastery received 9000 rubles as a gift from Tsar Alexander II of Russia. | WIKI |
| Prior to September 1, 2009, a previously unseen fragment of Codex Sinaiticus was discovered in the monastery's library,[32][33] as well as among the New Finds of 1975. | WIKI |
| In February 1892, Agnes S. Lewis discovered an old Syriac Sinaiticus, a Gospel palimpsest manuscript in St Catherine Monastery's library that became known as the Syriac Sinaiticus and is still in the its possession. | WIKI |
| The Monastery also has a copy of the Ashtiname of Muhammad, in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad is claimed to have bestowed his protection upon the monastery. | WIKI |
| Additionally, the monastery houses a copy of Mok'c'evay K'art'lisay, a collection of supplementary books of the Kartlis Cxovreba, dating from the 9th century. | WIKI |
| The large icon collection begins with a few dating to the 5th (possibly) and 6th centuries, which are unique survivals; the monastery having been untouched by Byzantine iconoclasm, and never sacked. | WIKI |
| The monastery was an important centre for the development of the hybrid style of Crusader art, and still retains over 120 icons created in the style, by far the largest collection in existence. | WIKI |
| Many were evidently created by Latins, probably monks, based in or around the monastery in the 13th century. | WIKI |
| Icon of the enthroned Virgin and Child with saints and angels, 6th century The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator, encaustic on panel Crucifixion, 13th century Holy doors Madonna and Child, 13th century 13th century Byzantine icon of Saint Michael the Archangel Transfiguration, 12th century Ladder of Divine Ascent Emperor John VIII Palaiologos Icon of Saint Catherine of Alexandria The monastery, 18th century | WIKI |
| The Saint Catherine's Foundation is a UK-based non-profit organization that aims to preserve the monastery. | WIKI |
| The Saint Catherine's Foundation works with its academic partner, the Ligatus Research Center at the University of the Arts, London, to raise awareness of the monastery's unique cultural significance via lectures, books and articles. | WIKI |
| [65] Founded on November 2, 2007 at the Royal Geographical Society in London needs new funds for the conservation workshop, digitization studio and full complement of conservation boxes designed to protect the most vulnerable manuscripts of the monastery. | WIKI |