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Saint Catherine’s Monastery pics

The Burning Bush at St Catherine's monastery, Sinai, Egypt (2012-07)
Mount Sinai impressions, Egypt - IMG_2429


Saint Catherine’s is known for two things: It is the oldest operating (Christian) monastery in the world. And it houses the burning bush through which God told Moses to get the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai. These days the Greek Orthodox monks are, however, keeping a fire extinguisher nearby.

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