Egypt
- Restoration: St Antony's Monastery, Eastern Desert
Egypt State Information Service Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawas inaugurated on 21/1 / 2010 the restoration works and development of the monastery of St. Anthony at Red Sea. It is considered the first monastery in...
- Feature: St Anthony's Monastery, Red Sea Hills
Heritage Key (Paula Veiga) With video showing some great views of the Coptic monastery and its painting and footage of restoration and excavations which have revealed a 6th Century church and which the monks hope will eventually reveal the tomb of Saint...
- Daily Photo - Coptic Art From The Eastern Desert
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- St Anthony's Monastery
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5885"In the barren expanse of the Eastern Desert, under the clarity of a seamless blue sky, lies a historic and often overlooked monastery. Although the monastery ranks amongst travel book highlights,...
- The Restoration Of St. Anthony's Monastery
The eight year restoration of the 1600 year old Christian monastery St. Anthony's has recently been completed. The restorations to the monastery have been extensive including a tower, two churches and the monks quarters. The monastery was founded...
Egypt
St. Paul Monastery opens after renovation
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"The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has re-opened St. Paul Monastery for visits by Egyptian and foreign tourists after three-year renovation works.
Founded in the 4th century in the shape of a fort among the high hills near the Red Sea, St. Paul Monastery houses four churches and a library, said SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawwas.
St. Anthony Monastery, near to St. Paul, was dedicated to the founder and godfather of priesthood St Anthony, the earliest hermit in the world, said director of Islamic and Coptic Monuments Department at SCA Abdullah Kamel."
"The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has re-opened St. Paul Monastery for visits by Egyptian and foreign tourists after three-year renovation works.
Founded in the 4th century in the shape of a fort among the high hills near the Red Sea, St. Paul Monastery houses four churches and a library, said SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawwas.
St. Anthony Monastery, near to St. Paul, was dedicated to the founder and godfather of priesthood St Anthony, the earliest hermit in the world, said director of Islamic and Coptic Monuments Department at SCA Abdullah Kamel."
- Restoration: St Antony's Monastery, Eastern Desert
Egypt State Information Service Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawas inaugurated on 21/1 / 2010 the restoration works and development of the monastery of St. Anthony at Red Sea. It is considered the first monastery in...
- Feature: St Anthony's Monastery, Red Sea Hills
Heritage Key (Paula Veiga) With video showing some great views of the Coptic monastery and its painting and footage of restoration and excavations which have revealed a 6th Century church and which the monks hope will eventually reveal the tomb of Saint...
- Daily Photo - Coptic Art From The Eastern Desert
Coptic art from monasteries in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. St Paul's Monastery St Anthony's Monastery St Anthony's Monastery Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- St Anthony's Monastery
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5885"In the barren expanse of the Eastern Desert, under the clarity of a seamless blue sky, lies a historic and often overlooked monastery. Although the monastery ranks amongst travel book highlights,...
- The Restoration Of St. Anthony's Monastery
The eight year restoration of the 1600 year old Christian monastery St. Anthony's has recently been completed. The restorations to the monastery have been extensive including a tower, two churches and the monks quarters. The monastery was founded...