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Gallery of Artifacts in the 
Monastery of St. Catherine Collection
John Watson
In addition to Icons, The Monastery of St. Catherine owns a number of artifacts dating back to various periods. Of course, the largest collection of these are various manuscripts in its library, but there are also tapestries and other objects that cover a vast span of time. Here, we provide a small pictorial of some of the more important items in their collection of various artifacts.

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Objects in the Round
Metal Casket - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Large Bronze Cross - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Small reliquary - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Metal Casket - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts
Metal Casket Large Bronze Cross Small reliquary Metal Casket
Objects of the Archbishop - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Ceremonial Silver Paten - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Carved Wooden Crosses - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Book of Extracts from the Gospels - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts
Objects of the Archbishop Ceremonial Silver Paten Carved Wooden Crosses Book of Extracts from the Gospels
Large Chalice - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts

Large Chalice

Tapestries
Cross Embroidered on Cloth - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Ceremonial Cloth - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Episcopal Stole - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Archpriest's Chasuble (sakkos) - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts
Cross Embroidered on Cloth Ceremonial Cloth Episcopal Stole Archpriest's Chasuble (sakkos)

Manuscripts
A Copy of the Ahtiname - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Sinai Codex 339 - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Illumination from Manuscript NO. 179 - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts Illumination from a 17th Century Manuscript - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts
A Copy of the Ahtiname Sinai Codex 339 Illumination from Manuscript NO. 179 Illumination from a 17th Century Manuscript
Illuminated Canon-Tables - A part of the Monastery of St. Catherine Collection of Artifacts
Illuminated Canon-Tables

See Also (Related to St. Catherine's Monastery)

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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