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The Greek Church that May Hold the Oldest Crucifixion Icon

The Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai is believed to house the oldest icon depicting the crucifixion of Christ. St. Catherine's Icon of the Crucifixion of Christ The icon in question, a panel painting, features the crucified...

Historic St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in the town of Saint Catherine, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world

Ancient Manuscripts Digitized at St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai

A team from Greece is photographing thousands of fragile manuscripts at St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt, Reuters reports. The rare treasure includes some of the earliest copies ever made of the Christian Gospels. The Greek experts are photographing the priceless...

ISIS Attack on Mount Sinai Holy Monastery Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured

An Islamic State attack on the police outpost of the Hagia Aikaterini Holy Monastery on Mount Sinai left one dead and four injured on Tuesday. This was the latest attack in a series targeting Christian churches. According to an Egyptian...

"Use Your Brain or Lose It" Says Expatriate Neuroscientist N. Rompakis

The distinguished Greek neuroscientist has come to Thessaloniki for only a few lectures, but his contribution will be invaluable. Nikolaos Rompakis studied Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and then won a scholarship to New York University. After tutoring for...

Greek Patriarch of Alexandria Pays Historic Visit to St. Catherine Monastery at Mount Sinai

76 years after the then Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa His Beatitude Meletios Metaxakis had visited the historic Holy Monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai in Cairo, Theodoros II Primate of the Second Throne Church visited the...