Saint Catherine's Monastery in Sinai

Saint Catherine's Monastery was built between 548 and 565.

The monastery sits at Mount Sinai's foot in the Sinai Peninsula.

Justinian I ordered the monastery built between 548 and 565.

The monastery encloses what is claimed to be the burning bush.

The Well of Moses inside the grounds still supplies water today.

A Fatimid mosque built in 1106 stands preserved within the complex.

Massive fortifications surround Saint Catherine's Monastery today.

Until the twentieth century, access was through a high door.

The library preserves a large collection of early codices and manuscripts.

The monastery houses an early Christian icon of Christ Pantocrator.

UNESCO designated Saint Catherine's Monastery a World Heritage Site in 2002.