In Egypt's conflict-ridden Sinai, a team are digitizing thousands of fragile, ancient manuscripts at the world's oldest Christian monastery still in use
ST. CATHERINE’S, EGYPT - - At St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai, the silence in the library is broken only by low electrical humming, as an early manuscript is bathed in green light.
“The upheaval of our times requires a rapid completion of this project,” Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, Faran and Raitho, and Abbot of St. Catherine’s Monastery, told Reuters by email. 'Codex Syriacus', an ancient copy of the Gospels in Syriac, is seen on display in St. Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
UNESCO has listed the area as a World Heritage site, citing its sacred status in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It says St. Catherine’s was founded in the 6th century, and is the oldest Christian monastery still in use for its original function.
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