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...
- Travel: St Paul's Monastery, Eastern Desert
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/827/feature.htm"Located in the Eastern Desert, Saint Paul Monastery remains one of the most popular in Egypt, attracting a regular horde of visitors tempted as much by the desert journey as by the architectural and spiritual...
- St. Paul Monastery Opens After Renovation
http://tinyurl.com/o7qpf (sis.gov.eg) "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...
- 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 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, its distance from better-recognized monuments has protected it. A gentle pulse in a desolate landscape, St. Anthony’s is the picture of serenity. Secluded, majestic — although it’s a mere two-hour drive from Cairo’s city center — this subtle gem is a day trip away for culture lovers.
St. Anthony moved to the Red Sea Mountains in the 3rd century from the age of 18 until his death at 105. His legacy of rejecting the material and solitary reflection, has is the foundation of the oldest operational monastery to date.
The monastery is the only structure in sight for kilometers. Under gleaming rays of unobstructed desert sun, its thick, whitewashed walls radiate light. Seen from the one-way highway leading to it, it almost shines in the distance. The compound is cradled by the base of Mount Qalah’s sandstone crests and surrounded by the harshest of desert plains. Its environment is beautiful, yet bleak, and its vastness is at once liberating and threatening."
If of interest, I have put photos of both St Anthony's and St Paul's from my visit there last November online at
Although the monastery ranks amongst travel book highlights, its distance from better-recognized monuments has protected it. A gentle pulse in a desolate landscape, St. Anthony’s is the picture of serenity. Secluded, majestic — although it’s a mere two-hour drive from Cairo’s city center — this subtle gem is a day trip away for culture lovers.
St. Anthony moved to the Red Sea Mountains in the 3rd century from the age of 18 until his death at 105. His legacy of rejecting the material and solitary reflection, has is the foundation of the oldest operational monastery to date.
The monastery is the only structure in sight for kilometers. Under gleaming rays of unobstructed desert sun, its thick, whitewashed walls radiate light. Seen from the one-way highway leading to it, it almost shines in the distance. The compound is cradled by the base of Mount Qalah’s sandstone crests and surrounded by the harshest of desert plains. Its environment is beautiful, yet bleak, and its vastness is at once liberating and threatening."
If of interest, I have put photos of both St Anthony's and St Paul's from my visit there last November online at
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- 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...
- Travel: St Paul's Monastery, Eastern Desert
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/827/feature.htm"Located in the Eastern Desert, Saint Paul Monastery remains one of the most popular in Egypt, attracting a regular horde of visitors tempted as much by the desert journey as by the architectural and spiritual...
- St. Paul Monastery Opens After Renovation
http://tinyurl.com/o7qpf (sis.gov.eg) "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...
- 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...