Author: Corinna Rossi (text) and Araldo de Luca (photogr.)
Title: The treasures of the monastery of Saint Catherine.
Description: Cairo The American University in Cairo Press 2006 Bound, hardcover with original dustjacket, 208pp., 26.5x36.5cm., richly illustr. in col., in very good condition. ISBN 9789774249136. The origins of the Monastery of Saint Catherine at the foot of Mount Sinai date to A.D. 324, when a community of monks requested Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, to build a chapel on the spot where they believed the Burning Bush had stood. Two centuries later, Emperor Justinian had the building enlarged and massive walls built, and thus the Monastery remained for centuries?an oasis of peace, shrouded in mystery and sacredness. Not even the Crusades left a trace of their passing, except for some graffiti carved in the refectory. Today St. Catherine?s has become a place of pilgrimage and international tourism. Visitors are attracted by the route?which crosses the colorful Sinai Desert to reach Jebel Musa, the Mount Sinai of the Old Testament?and, above all, by the charm of the monastery itself, rich in artistic and historical treasures and deep in serenity. This book takes the reader inside one of the most important places in the Christian landscape, through stunning pictures taken by renowned photographers. The text gives an account of the history of the holy site, as well as of recent investigations and discoveries. The exceptional quality of the illustrations and text make this very affordable book a worthy tribute to one of the Christian world?s most famous monasteries.
Keywords: Midden-Oosten cloister monastery klooster Sainr Catherine Sinaļ mount geschiedenis histoire geschichte history ortodox byzantijnse byzantine arttreasures kunstschatten orthodoxe geloo belief christian christelijke middle east midden oosten
Title: The treasures of the monastery of Saint Catherine.
Description: Cairo The American University in Cairo Press 2006 Bound, hardcover with original dustjacket, 208pp., 26.5x36.5cm., richly illustr. in col., in very good condition. ISBN 9789774249136. The origins of the Monastery of Saint Catherine at the foot of Mount Sinai date to A.D. 324, when a community of monks requested Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, to build a chapel on the spot where they believed the Burning Bush had stood. Two centuries later, Emperor Justinian had the building enlarged and massive walls built, and thus the Monastery remained for centuries?an oasis of peace, shrouded in mystery and sacredness. Not even the Crusades left a trace of their passing, except for some graffiti carved in the refectory. Today St. Catherine?s has become a place of pilgrimage and international tourism. Visitors are attracted by the route?which crosses the colorful Sinai Desert to reach Jebel Musa, the Mount Sinai of the Old Testament?and, above all, by the charm of the monastery itself, rich in artistic and historical treasures and deep in serenity. This book takes the reader inside one of the most important places in the Christian landscape, through stunning pictures taken by renowned photographers. The text gives an account of the history of the holy site, as well as of recent investigations and discoveries. The exceptional quality of the illustrations and text make this very affordable book a worthy tribute to one of the Christian world?s most famous monasteries.
Keywords: Midden-Oosten cloister monastery klooster Sainr Catherine Sinaļ mount geschiedenis histoire geschichte history ortodox byzantijnse byzantine arttreasures kunstschatten orthodoxe geloo belief christian christelijke middle east midden oosten
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- Book number: 11933
- Book number: 11933