Saint Catherine's Monastery, officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Located at the foot of Mount Sinai, it was built between 548 and 565, and is the world's oldest continuously-inhabited Christian monastery.
Established: AD 565
Location: Saint Catherine, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Full name: Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai · Greek: Ιερά Αυτόνομος Βασιλική Μονή Αγίας Αικατερίνης του Αγίου και Θεοβαδίστου Όρους Σινά
Other names: Monastery of Saint Katherine · Moni tis Ayas Ekaterinis
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