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The "Ladder to Heaven" - Icon in the Monastery of St. Catherine


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In Egypt's Sinai

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The "Ladder to Heaven"

The "Ladder to Heaven" - Icon in the Monastery of St. Catherine


The "Ladder to Heaven", is a work inspired by the ascetic work of St. John of Sinai, known as St. John Climacus. This is a portable icon dating from either the 12th or 13th century.

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