Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the enthronement of Abbot Symeon at St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai on Thursday, declaring the preservation of its Greek Orthodox character a “national duty.” His presence signalled the end of a diplomatic rift with Egypt over a court ruling transferring monastery lands to the state, with both sides now “very close” to a final agreement that secures the site’s religious autonomy and operational future.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has issued a strong appeal to the Egyptian government following a court ruling that threatens the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai. Expressing deep concern, he emphasized the site’s profound religious, cultural, and historical significance, calling on international leaders and communities of faith to defend the monastery’s autonomy and sacred mission.
After nearly a decade of legal battles, Saint Catherine’s Monastery, the world’s oldest continuously occupied Christian monastery, awaits a crucial court decision regarding ownership of its historic lands in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Monastery leaders express cautious optimism, buoyed by high-level Egyptian and Greek involvement.
The centuries-old texts were erased, and then written over, by monks at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt
The Greek Orthodox St Catherine Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has uncovered part of the…
