Take a trip from Hurghada to The Orthodox
Monastery of St
Catherine stands
at the foot of
Mount Horeb
where, the Old
Testament
records, Moses
received the
Tablets of the
Law. The
mountain is
known and
revered by
Muslims as Jebel
Musa. The entire
area is sacred
to three world
religions:
Christianity,
Islam, and
Judaism. The
Monastery,
founded in the
6th century, is
the oldest
Christian
monastery still
in use for its
initial
function. Its
walls and
buildings of
great
significance to
studies of
Byzantine
architecture and
the Monastery
houses
outstanding
collections of
early Christian
manuscripts and
icons. The
rugged
mountainous
landscape,
containing
numerous
archaeological
and religious
sites and
monuments, forms
a perfect
backdrop to the
Monastery.