Gallery of Artifacts in the
Monastery of St. Catherine Collection
John Watson
In addition to Icons, The Monastery of St. Catherine owns a number of artifacts dating back to various periods. Of course, the largest collection of these are various manuscripts in its library, but there are also tapestries and other objects that cover a vast span of time. Here, we provide a small pictorial of some of the more important items in their collection of various artifacts. Click on an Image for a Larger View
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Objects in the Round |
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Metal Casket |
Large Bronze Cross |
Small reliquary |
Metal Casket |
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Objects of the Archbishop |
Ceremonial Silver Paten |
Carved Wooden Crosses |
Book of Extracts from the Gospels |
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Large Chalice |
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Tapestries |
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Cross Embroidered on Cloth |
Ceremonial Cloth |
Episcopal Stole |
Archpriest's Chasuble (sakkos) |
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Manuscripts |
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A Copy of the Ahtiname |
Sinai Codex 339 |
Illumination from Manuscript NO. 179 |
Illumination from a 17th Century Manuscript |
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Illuminated Canon-Tables |
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See Also (Related to St. Catherine's Monastery)
Resources:
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Title |
Author |
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Publisher |
Reference Number |
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Christianizing the Roman Empire A.D. 100-400 |
MacMullen, Ramsay |
1984 |
Yale University Press |
ISBN 0-300-03642-6 |
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Monastery of St. Catherine, The |
Papaioannou, Dr. Evangelos |
Undated |
Unknown |
None Stated |
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Sinai and the Red Sea |
Beecham, N. |
Undated |
Unknown |
None Stated |
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St. Catherine's Monastery |
Paliouras, Athanasios |
1985 |
St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai |
None Stated |