Gallery of Artifacts in the
Monastery of St. Catherine Collection
John Watson
Ceremonial Cloth
This Ceremonial cloth was cover for the reliquary of St. Catherine. It has fine embroidered scenes from the Saint's life. The central representation shows the angels carrying the Saint's body to the highest peak of Mount Sinai. It dates tot he 17th century.
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Resources:
Title |
Author |
Date |
Publisher |
Reference Number |
Christianizing the Roman Empire A.D. 100-400 |
MacMullen, Ramsay |
1984 |
Yale University Press |
ISBN 0-300-03642-6 |
Monastery of St. Catherine, The |
Papaioannou, Dr. Evangelos |
Undated |
Unknown |
None Stated |
Sinai and the Red Sea |
Beecham, N. |
Undated |
Unknown |
None Stated |
St. Catherine's Monastery |
Paliouras, Athanasios |
1985 |
St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai |
None Stated |