Monastery of Anthony the Great gets face lift thanks to the Egyptian government. CAIRO, Feb. 10, 2010 — -- Near Egypt's Red Sea coast, nestled at the foot of Al Qalzam Mountain and dotted by palm ...

St Catherine’s could see approximately 20 monks evicted dependent on the court ruling - Luca Ladi Bucciolini Egypt could close the oldest continuously functioning monastery in the world, prompting ...

In the sixth century, Christian monks built St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The monastery is believed to be located at the very place where God appeared to Moses via a burning ...

Murals from the 12 th and 16 th centuries are visible in Paphos’ oldest monastery, Panayia Chrysolakournas, Steni community leader Elias Lampides said on Saturday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

After 1,500 years of continuous Christian service, the world's oldest monastery is being forced to close its doors. According to several sources, St. Catherine's Monastery will be annexed by the ...

The Islamic State terror group has destroyed the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq, satellite photos have confirmed, reducing to rubble the 1,400 year-old St. Elijah ...

An 11th-century organ that researchers say is the oldest in the Christian world was played for the first time in 800 years after restoration, is on display in Saint Savior's Monastery of Jerusalem's ...