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Gallery of Artifacts in the 
Monastery of St. Catherine Collection

John Watson

Metal Casket
Metal Casket - A part of the collection of artifacts belonging to the Monastery of St. Catherine

A Metal casket with relief representations of St. Catherine, presented to the Monastery by a Russian Princess in 1860, to contain the Saint's holy relics. These, however, were left in the older marble chest placed within the sanctuary, behind the icon-screen. 

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Resources:

Title Author Date Publisher Reference Number
Christianizing the Roman Empire A.D. 100-400 MacMullen, Ramsay 1984 Yale University Press ISBN 0-300-03642-6
Monastery of St. Catherine, The Papaioannou, Dr. Evangelos Undated Unknown None Stated
Sinai and the Red Sea Beecham, N. Undated Unknown None Stated
St. Catherine's Monastery Paliouras, Athanasios 1985 St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai None Stated

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