What Do the Russians Want in the Orthodox Strongholds | Orthodox Times (En)

What do the Russians want in the Orthodox strongholds | Orthodox Times (en)

By the mid-6th century AD, the biblical Burning Bush had become sufficient cause for Justinian to order the construction of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai. The mid-fifth century also marked the period of the bloody and ultimately temporary recapture of Rome by the Second Rome, the imperial seat in Constantinople. A thousand years later, during the Ottoman occupation of the region, representatives of the Third Rome, Moscow, …

“Mount Sinai Monastery” Focus of Legal Controversy

A recent Egyptian court ruling sparked international concern and diplomatic tensions over one of Christianity’s most ancient and revered sites. The ruling by an Egyptian Court of Appeals regarding St. Catherine’s Monastery raised fears about the future of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. It prompted urgent diplomatic interventions from Greece and global Christian leaders. The Sacred Significance of St. Catherine’s Monastery Nestled at the foot o…

Islamic Appropriation at Mount Sinai: Egypt’s Assault on the World’s Oldest Continuously Functioning Christian Monastery - Coptic Solidarity

By Raymond Ibrahim – The Streem – The Muslim world often gets away with things that would send shockwaves through the international community if anyone else did them. On May 29, reports surfaced that Egypt was preparing to seize and potentially shut down the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine — the oldest continuously functioning Christian monastery in the world, nestled right at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Built by Emperor Justinian I around …