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Located at the foot of Mount Sinai, it was built between 548 and 565, and is the world's oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery. [1] [2] [3] The monastery was built by the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, enclosing what is claimed to be the burning bush seen by Moses.
Monks and Monasteries of the Egyptian Deserts. Cairo, Egypt: The American University in Cairo Press. Evetts, B.T.A. (Trans.) Abu Salih the Armenian. 2002. The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and Some Neighboring Countries. Gorgias Press. Dalrymple, William. 1998. From the holy mountain : A journey among the Christians of the middle east.
Built 295–305 as the Mausoleum of emperor Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral. It is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date. Rotunda of Saint George: Thessaloniki: Greece: 306 306 4th century
It is believed to be one of the oldest church buildings in the world. Also known as Kare Kilisa (the "Stone made Church") [ 1 ] (Kare in Armenian translates to "stone," and Kelisa is the Persian word for "church"), this historic site is located approximately 20 kilometers from the town of Chaldiran in Iran, in the region historically referred ...
Located 20 kilometers northeast of the city of Mosul, it is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence and the oldest Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world. The monastery was famous for the number of monks and scholars it housed, and for its large library and considerable collection of Syriac Christian manuscripts. [2]
List of Christian monasteries in Switzerland; United Kingdom. List of monastic houses in England; List of monastic houses on the Isle of Man;
According to Bulgarian archaeological and historical research from 2004, it is the oldest active monastery in Europe. [1] An expedition led by doctor and academician Rosen Milev was carried out on 18 January 2004, affirming that the monastery was founded by Athanasius of Alexandria in 344 while returning from the Council of Serdica in present ...
Lists of monasteries cover monasteries, buildings or complexes of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). The lists are organized by country or territory, by denomination, by order and by form.