US EditionEgypt Closes World's OLDEST Continuously Functioning Christian Monastery Founded 15 Centuries Ago: 'Unprecedented and Unacceptable!'
- The Egyptian government closed Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in 2025, ending its 15-century continuous Christian function.
- A protracted legal offensive, culminating in an Egyptian court ruling, led to the monastery's closure and the eviction of its Greek Orthodox monks.
- Authorities are converting the monastery into a museum and transferring its property to state control, claiming this falls under antiquities law.
- Archbishop Ieronymos condemned the seizure as a threat to Orthodoxy, stating the monastery is a 'spiritual Lighthouse' facing a real survival question.
- Monks are mobilizing a global campaign to defend their religious freedoms, as the closure sparked outrage and calls for international support.
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Egypt closes world's OLDEST continuously functioning Christian monastery founded 15 centuries ago: 'Unprecedented and unacceptable!'
Egypt has ordered the closure of the world's oldest continuously functioning Christian monastery, much to the fury of Christian groups
Egypt Closes St. Catherine's in Sinai, Oldest Active Christian Monastery
Egypt has decided to close the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, the oldest active Christian monastery in the world, almost 15 centuries after its founding, prompting criticism from the Greek government and the church, Greek media reported today.
Greece and Orthodoxy Shocked by Egypt's Decision to Seize the Ancient Sinai Monastery
The monastery, founded by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian 15 centuries ago, has long enjoyed global renown and respect. Public Domain In a move described as “unprecedented and unacceptable,” Egypt has ordered the closure of the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, the world’s oldest continuously functioning Christian monastery. This decision has sparked outrage from religious leaders and surprise within the Greek government, despite recent hig…
The Egyptian state Attempts to Confiscate the Monastery of St Catherine in Sinai - Coptic Solidarity
By Proto Thema – What fifteen centuries of continuous operation of the Holy Monastery of Sinai could not bring about, nor dozens of conquerors, the Egyptian state is now attempting to do through a court ruling that effectively confiscates both the property and the historic building of the Monastery, leading to its closure. This concerns the Holy Monastery that is the only Christian monument which the Prophet Muhammad himself sought to protect.…
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