St Catherine's Monastery
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.Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is in the middle of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt and rises 2,285 metres above sea level.St Catherine's Monastery
- Type: Locality
- Description: Greek Orthodox monastery (the oldest) at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt
- Categories: monastery and historic site
- Location: South Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
28.55569° or 28° 33' 21" northLongitude
33.97657° or 33° 58' 36" eastOpen Location Code
7GWMHX4G+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2701123706OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap Feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q185362St Catherine's Monastery Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: Monasteryo ni Santa Catalina
- Arabic: دير القديسة كاترين
- Arabic: دير سانت كاترين
- Arabic: دير سنت كاترين
- Arabic: سانت كاترين
- Armenian: Սուրբ Եկատերինայի վանք
- Armenian: Սուրբ Կատարինէի Վանք
- Arpitan: Égllése ortodoxe du Sinayi
- Asturian: Monesteriu de Santa Catalina del Monte Sinaí
- Asturian: Monesteriu de Santo Catalina del Monte Sinaí
- Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Yekaterina monastırı
- Basque: Santa Katalina monasterioa
- Basque: Santa Katalinaren monasterioa
- Belarusian: Манастыр Святой Кацярыны
- Belarusian: Сінайскі манастыр
- Belarusian: манастыр Сьвятой Кацярыны
- Bulgarian: Синайски манастир
- Catalan: Monestir de Santa Caterina
- Catalan: Monestir de Santa Caterina del Mont Sinaí
- Catalan: Monestir de Santa Caterina del Sinaí
- Catalan: Santa Caterina del Sinaí
- Chinese: 圣凯瑟琳修道院
- Chinese: 聖凱瑟琳修道院
- Chinese: 聖嘉芙蓮修道院
- Croatian: Samostan Svete Katarine
- Croatian: Samostan Svete Katarine na Sinaju
- Croatian: Samostan svete Katarine na Sinaju
- Czech: Klášter sv. Kateřiny
- Czech: Klášter svaté Kateřiny
- Danish: Katarina-klostret
- Danish: Katarinaklostret
- Danish: Katharina-klostret
- Danish: Katharinaklostret
- Danish: Sankt Katharina-klostret
- Danish: Sankt Katharinas Kloster
- Danish: Sinai-klostret
- Danish: Sinaiklostret
- Dutch: Katharinaklooster
- Dutch: Katherinaklooster
- Dutch: Sinai-klooster
- Dutch: Sinaï-klooster
- Dutch: Sint-Catharinaklooster
- Dutch: Sint Katharinaklooster
- Dutch: Sint Katharina klooster
- Dutch: St. Catharinaklooster
- Egyptian Arabic: دير سانت كاترين
- English: Saint Catherine's Monastery
- English: Saint Catherine Monastery
- Esperanto: Monaĥejo Sankta Katarina
- Finnish: Pyhän Katariinan luostari
- Finnish: Siinain luostari
- French: Monastere Sainte-Catherine du Sinai
- French: Monastère Sainte-Catherine du Sinaï
- French: monastère Sainte-Catherine du Sinaï
- Galician: Mosteiro de Santa Catarina do Monte Sinaí
- Georgian: სინაის წმინდა ეკატერინეს მონასტერი
- Georgian: წმ. ეკატერინეს მონასტერი
- German: Katharinenkloster
- German: Sinaikloster
- Greek: Ιερά Μονή Αγίας Αικατερίνης Όρους Σινά
- Greek: Ιερά Μονή Θεοβαδίστου Όρους Σινά
- Greek: Ιερά Μονή του Σινά
- Greek: Μονή Αγίας Αικατερνίνης Σινά
- Greek: Μονή Σινά
- Greek: Μονή της Αγίας Αικατερίνης
- Greek: Μονή του Σινά
- Hebrew: מנזר סנטה קתרינה
- Hebrew: סנטה קתרינה
- Hindi: संत केथरीन मोनेस्ट्री, माउंट सिनई
- Hungarian: Szent Katalin-kolostor
- Igbo: Ebe Obibi Ndị Mọnk nke St. Catherine
- Indonesian: Biara Santa Katarina
- Italian: Monastero di Santa Caterina
- Italian: Monastero di Santa Caterina nel Monte Sinai
- Italian: Santa Caterina del Sinai
- Japanese: カタリナ修道院
- Japanese: ハギア・エカテリニ修道院
- Japanese: 聖エカテリニ修道院
- Japanese: 聖カタリナ修道院
- Japanese: 聖カテリナ修道院
- Korean: 성 카타리나 수도원
- Latin: Monasterium Sanctae Catharinae
- Latvian: Svētās Katrīnas klosteris
- Lithuanian: Šv. Kotrynos vienuolynas
- Macedonian: Синајски манастир
- Maithili: सेन्ट क्याथरिन गुम्बा
- Malay: Biara St. Catherine, Gunung Sinai
- Malayalam: വിശുദ്ധ കാതറിൻ സന്യാസി മഠം
- Maltese: Monasteru ta' Santa Katarina
- Mingrelian: სინაიშ წიმინდე ეკატერინეშ მონასტერი
- Nepali: सेन्ट क्याथरिन गुम्बा
- Norwegian: Katarinaklosteret
- Norwegian Bokmål: Katarina-klosteret
- Occitan (post 1500): Monastèri de Santa Catarina, mont Sinai
- Occitan (post 1500): Monastèri de Santa Catarina, mont Sinaí
- Persian: دیر کاترین مقدس
- Persian: صومعه سنت کاترین
- Persian: صومعهٔ سنت کاترین
- Polish: Klasztor Świętej Katarzyny
- Polish: Klasztor św. Katarzyny
- Portuguese: Convento de santa catarina
- Portuguese: Monastério de Santa Catarina
- Portuguese: Mosteiro Ortodoxo de Santa Catarina
- Portuguese: Mosteiro da Transfiguração
- Portuguese: Mosteiro de Santa Catarina
- Romanian: Mănăstirea Sf. Ecaterina
- Romanian: Mănăstirea Sfânta Ecaterina din Muntele Sinai
- Russian: Монастырь Святой Екатерины
- Russian: Монастырь Святой Екатерины на Синае
- Russian: Монастырь Святой Катерины
- Russian: Монастырь великомученицы Екатерины
- Russian: Синайский монастырь
- Serbian: Manastir Svete Katarine
- Serbian: Манастир Свете Катарине
- Serbian: Манастир Свете Катарине на Синају
- Serbo-Croatian: Manastir Svete Katarine
- Serbo-Croatian: Manastir Svete Katarine na Sinaju
- Serbo-Croatian: Samostan Svete Katarine
- Serbo-Croatian: Samostan Svete Katarine na Sinaju
- Slovak: Kláštor svätej Kataríny
- Slovenian: Samostan sv. Katarine, Sinaj
- Spanish: Fortaleza de Santa Catalina
- Spanish: Iglesia Ortodoxa Monte Sinai
- Spanish: Iglesia Ortodoxa Monte Sinaí
- Spanish: Monasteria de Santa Catalina, Monte Sinaí
- Spanish: Monasterio de Santa Catalina
- Spanish: Monasterio de Santa Catalina del Monte Sinai
- Spanish: Monasterio de Santa Catalina del Monte Sinaí
- Swedish: Katarinaklostret
- Swedish: Katharinaklostret
- Swedish: Saint Catherine kloster
- Swedish: Sankt Katarina-klostret
- Turkish: Aziz Katherina Manastırı
- Turkish: Azize Katerina Manastırı
- Turkish: Katherina Manastırı
- Ukrainian: Монастир святої Катерини
- Ukrainian: Синайський монастир
- Ukrainian: Сінайський монастир
- Urdu: خانقاہ مقدسہ کیتھرین
- Vietnamese: Tu viện Saint Catherine
- Waray (Philippines): Monasteryo ni Santa Catalina
- Waray (Philippines): Saint Catherine's Monastery
- Welsh: Mynachlog Sant Catrin
- Welsh: Mynachlog Santes Cathrin
- Welsh: Mynachlog Santes Catrin
- Western Armenian: Սուրբ Կատարինէի Վանք
- Western Frisian: Sint-Katarinakleaster
- Western Panjabi: خانقاہ مقدسہ کیتھرین
- Wu Chinese: 圣凯瑟琳修道院
- Yue Chinese: 聖嘉芙蓮修道院
- Tu viện Thánh Catarina
- სინის წმინდა ეკატერინეს მონასტერი
- 성녀 가타리나 수도원
Localities in the Area
- Saint CatherineNeighbourhood
- Farsh EliasHamlet
- El Nabi Haroun MausoleumLocality
- El Arbaeen ValleyLocality
- Deir Al ArbainLocality
Landmarks in the Area
- Basilica TransfigurationChurch
- Saint Catherine's MonasteryMonastery
- متحف دير القديسة كاترينMuseum
- MosqueMosque
- Monastery GardenGarden
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