Saint Catherine Monastery

Greek Orthodox monastery (the oldest) at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt
Place monastery Q185362
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Saint Catherine Monastery

Summary

Saint Catherine Monastery is a monastery[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,254 views/month, #2 of 959).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saint Catherine Monastery's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[3].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[4].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's religion is recorded as Greek Orthodoxy[5].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery is located in South Sinai Governorate[6].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery is in the country of Egypt[7].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's instance of is recorded as monastery[8].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's founder is recorded as Justinian I[9].
  • Catherine of Alexandria is named after Saint Catherine Monastery[10].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's architectural style is recorded as Byzantine architecture[11].
  • The location of Saint Catherine Monastery was Saint Catherine[12].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery is part of Saint Catherine Area[13].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's Commons category is recorded as Saint Catherine Monastery, Mount Sinai[14].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 28.555830555556, 'longitude': 33.975561111111}[15].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sinai Peninsula[16].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's diocese is recorded as Archdiocese of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho[17].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's dedicated to is recorded as Catherine of Alexandria[18].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's official website is recorded as http://www.sinaimonastery.com/[19].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saint Catherine's Monastery[20].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's time of earliest written record is recorded as 301[21].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's depicted by is recorded as The Saint Catherine Monastery in Sinai[22].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's native label is recorded as Μονὴ τῆς Ἁγίας Αἰκατερίνης[23].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1570'}[24].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's culture is recorded as Byzantine Empire[25].
  • Saint Catherine Monastery's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

Body

Geography

Saint Catherine Monastery is in the country of Egypt[7]. It is located in South Sinai Governorate[6]. It is part of Saint Catherine Area[13].

Physical Characteristics

Saint Catherine Monastery sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1570'}[24].

Designation and Status

Saint Catherine Monastery's instance of is recorded as monastery[8]. Religious affiliations include Eastern Orthodoxy[3], a Christian denominational family[27]; Eastern Orthodox Church[4], a Christian denomination[28], founded in 1054[29]; and Greek Orthodoxy[5], a religious denomination[30].

History and Context

Catherine of Alexandria is named after Saint Catherine Monastery[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saint Catherine Monastery include Psalterium Sinaiticum[31], a psalter[32], founded in 1000[33].

Why It Matters

Saint Catherine Monastery ranks in the top 0.21% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,254 views/month, #2 of 959).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Psalterium Sinaiticum[31], a psalter[32], founded in 1000[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 19w ago · HannoWij · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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