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The Museum at the Monastery of St. Catherine's, which houses the icons and manuscripts of the Monastery.
Miracles of Saint Eustratius One of the earliest specimens of a templon architrave, including a depiction …
Euchologion The tenth century manuscript is Slavic. It is written in the Glagolitic …
Cross with pierced inscription This cross is most probably part of a group of lights from …
St. John the Evangelist dictates his Gospel to Prochoros From the Palaeologan era (thirteenth century) the elderly Evangelist is portrayed seated, …
Four Gospels This book contains the Gospels of Mark, Luke, and John (the ending …
Christian Topography by Cosmas Indicopleustes The text was originally composed between the years 547 and 549 in …
The Book of Job with commentary and Pre-theory by Olympiothodoros Out of the numerous illuminated manuscript copies of the Book of Job …
John Chrysostom Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew The importance of this luxurious codex lies in the imperial portraits of …
Lectionary This codex contains the Gospel passages that are read in church, and …
Gregory of Nazianzus “Liturgical” Homilies This manuscript contains the new tenth century edition of the Homilies of …
The Heavenly Ladder by John of Sinai (Climacus) This is the oldest surviving Greek manuscript of the Ladder. Until recently …
The Heavenly Ladder by John of Sinai (Climacus) The Heavenly Ladder was most probably written by John Climacus around the …
The Heavenly Ladder by John of Sinai (Climacus) The texts are written in the elegant Naskh calligraphic style, while the …
Saint John of Sinai (Climacus) This icon depicts the great Sinai recluse, also metaphorically called the pride …
Acts and Epistles This is an illuminated manuscript written in minuscule script, and ornamental initials …
Τhe Liturgy of the Presanctified A large number of scrolls were among the New Finds. Scrolls are …
Homer This printed edition was a major literary event. It contains the Iliad …
Etymologicum Μagnum This is an edition of great importance both in terms of presentation …
Platonis Opera Omnia This is one of the most remarkable works published by the great …
Saint John Chrysostom Complete Works This first, monumental edition of all eight volumes of the Complete Works …
Berat of Sultan Mahmud I A berat or nesan (“edict” or privilege title) issued for the Monastery …
Ewer (aquamanile) Despite theological objections, animals constituted a major part of Islamic art iconography; …
Reliquary-enkolpion cross Reliquary holders decorated with scenes from the Christological cycle, as a reference …
Enkolpion with bust of Christ between apostles and angels Glass casting cameos, used as substitutes for precious stones, were mass-produced items …
Steatite enkolpion with the Crucifixion (front) and the Virgin and Christ Child … Steatite is a soft stone that was used during the middle Byzantine …
Chalice, gift of King Charles VI of France This luxurious chalice was a gift to Sinai by King Charles VI …
Church shaped casket, offering of Georgios, Bishop of Radauți (Moldavia) When the deacon is censing the church, he usually holds an empty …
Benediction and Exaltation cross The populated scenes of the Dodecaorton, six on each face, the Tree …
Casket with engraved figures This casket in the shape of a basilica could well be the …
Mitre, offering of the Christians of Ioannina city This elaborate miter, in the shape of a Papal tiara, is reminiscent …
High-priest enkolpion of bishop Theophanes It was customary for high-ranking priests to dedicate their best vestments and …
Sanctification cross The carved wooden core is decorated with the scenes of the Baptism …
Sanctification cross with clock This cross was a precious personal possession of Abbot Ioasaf that conceals …
Triptych with reliquary - enkolpion This small, silver-gilt triptych with angels engraved on the side panels contains …
Mitre, offering of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovič Lavish vestments adorned with plates of gold and pearls, intended for the …
Artoklasia for the blessing of the loaves The Artoklasia is a service held at the end of Vespers on …
Saint Catherine with scenes of her life and honor Saint Catherine is depicted accompanied by angels holding up her halo. The …
Prophet Elijah and Sinaitic Saints John Climacus and Anastasios of Sinai The three small icons incorporated onto the tripartite crown of the wood-carved …
Lectionary cover A silver sheet with religious scenes is symmetrically attached onto the rust …
Lectionary case This silver-gilt case from Georgia was the offering of Priest-monk Joachim Skordillis …
Lectionary cover A number of narrative scenes from Sinai tradition adorn the back-side of …
Gospel cover The story of this decorative cover is narrated in a memento on …
Gospel cover This gospel was an offering of Matei Basarab, Prince of Wallachia and …
The Holy Bush On the upper part we find a depiction of God in the …
The Holy Bush The Mother of God as Burning Bush with a winged Christ Child …
Decree of Napoleon Βonaparte assuring the privileges of the Monastery οf Sinai During his stay in Egypt (July 24, 1798, to February 1, 1799), …
Early photographs of the Monastery of Sinai by the Wilson and Palmer … These two are among the oldest photographs of the Monastery, taken by …
View of the Monastery of Sinai from the northeast This is a general view of the building complex of the Mount …
Christ Pantokrator Christ stands in front of an apse, beyond which the distant sky …
Apostle Peter A Constantinopolitan work of art, and one of the earliest depictions of …
The Ladder of Divine Ascent Saint John of the Ladder, one of the greatest figures of Orthodox …
Mother of God seated between saints Theodoros and George The Mother of God, holding the Divine Infant on her knees, is …
Basket for the storage of scrolls This basket is made of vertical, wooden battens around which thin strips …
Copy of the translation from Arabic in Turkish of the Αhdname that … The monks of Mount Sinai Monastery requested a copy of the “decree” …
Copy of Ahdname that Mohamed, Prophet of Islam, granted to the monks … This is a copy of the decree (Ahdname) that Mohamed, Prophet of …
Panel showing Christ in Glory This item consists of a rectangular copper plate that is nailed onto …
Panagiarion The Panagiarion is a vessel where the bread that is blessed in …
Small hanging oil-lamp, with figurative and floral decoration This hanging oil lamp was an offering to Sinai by Marouda, the …
Church shaped censer, offering of Roxandra Lăpuşneanu This censer is decorated with architectural forms which were preferred by Gothic …
Chalice with embossed figures Form, iconography and style all indicate that this forceful work of art …
Crucifixion Christ is suspended on the cross, between the two brigands, dressed in …
Scene from the story of king Abgar, and full-body saints This icon contains the oldest depiction of the story of Abgar, king …
Christ on throne Christ is identified as Emmanuel, the Word of God incarnate, according to …
Ascension The composition of this icon contains some unusual elements; even though Christ …
Moses before the Burning Bush Moses is untying his sandal in front of the Burning Bush. On …
Moses receiving the Law This scene is among the favorite themes of the iconography of Sinai. …
Saint Nicholas with other saints Saint Nicholas, one of the most favorite saints of the Orthodox Church, …
Nativity The icon depicts the adoration of the shepherds and the bathing of …
Miracle at Chonai The miracle at Chonai is celebrated on September sixth, the feast day …
Annunciation The composition highlights the Incarnation, focusing on the Holy Spirit descending “in …
Crucifixion with saints Christ on the cross is portayed naked here, except for the translucent …
Mother of God and Child This Virgin is a variation on the more frequent type of the …
Mother of God and Child, or “Kykkotissa” with Christ in Glory, prophets … The child is trying to regain its balance and grasps onto the …
The Mother of God of the Bush among four monastic saints of … This is a unique work of art with respect to the history …
The Mother of God of the Bush among John the Baptist and … The icon belongs to the co-called “Crusader” group of icons, and its …
Menologion icon for the whole year Feast days of saints are listed in the church calendar that commences …
The Mother of God Hodegetria The Mother of God in her iconographic depiction of Hodegetria holds Christ …
The Mother of God of Blachernae among Moses and Jerusalem Patriarch Euthymius … The Mother of God in her iconographic depiction of Blachernitissa (of Blachernae) …
Saint Catherine, the Virgin of the Bush, and Moses The three emblematic figures of Sinai iconography are artfully arranged in this …
Nativity and early life of Jesus Christ The icon, initially a triptych panel, is a Constantinopolitan work of art …
Archangel Michael, Mother of God, Christ, and Archangel Gabriel Icons associated with worship, such as the icons of the Great Deesis …
The Twelve Great Feasts The entire Twelve Great Feasts that usually adorn a templon have been …
Saint John the Baptist This icon must have been part of a Deesis, together with two …
Annunciation The central door of the Holy Bema, called the Beautiful Gate in …
The Mother of God, the Bush and prophet Isaiah Prophet Isaiah on the left reverences the Mother of God depicted in …
Crucifixion Double-sided icons are usually intended to be used in religious processions (litanies). …
Resurrection This icon belongs to the so-called “Crusader” icons that combine both Byzantine …
Pastoral staff The bishop’s staff, the miter, and the encolpion, are symbols of the …
Epitrachelion of the priest- monk Matthew with scenes from the Christological cycle The royal (Tyrian) purple dyed background fabric is not completely covered in …
Buckle Perforated floral ornaments of various sizes are arranged on a gold-leaf covered …
Pair of epimanika with the Annunciation Each of the two figures of the Annunciation scene is portrayed standing …
Μonastic miter of Nikephoros Marthalis, Archbishop of Sinai The miter rim is decorated with the figures of Christ the Great …
Sakkos of Cyril, Archbishop of Sinai The front side depicts Christ as the Vine, blessed by the Ancient …
Double-sided encolpion-panagiarion This encolpion is representative of a large group of eighteenth century, double-sided …
Epigonation, offering of Cyril, Archbishop of Sinai The epigonation is embroidered on red silk fabric using expensive materials: gold …
Orarion of Nikephoros Marthalis, Archbishop of Sinai A continuous band of cherry-satin silk, with a decorative cross on the …
Pastoral staff of Athanasios the Abbot of the Monastery The technique of painted enamels was perfected in France during the first …
Saint Basil the Great The three-quarters view, whole-body image of Saint Basil turned towards the right …
Saint Anthony Saint Anthony is portrayed facing forward, with his right hand resting on …
Great Deesis The top row depicts Christ with the Mother of God, John the …
Moses and Aaron This icon of Sinai depicts Moses on the left, and his brother …
Saint Catherine Veneration of Saint Catherine of Sinai was quite widespread in the West. …
Saints Catherine and Marina This is possibly the oldest depiction of Saint Catherine preserved in Sinai. …
Christ as High Archpriest with Saints John Chrysostom and Basil The central composition is based on the Deesis scene. The two priests …
Sinai and its holy sites by Iakovos Moskos This icon largely follows upon the iconography found in printed icons, depicting …
Pair of candlesticks This particular type of candlestick, an Italian Renaissance artwork, was quite popular …
Εpitaphios of Saint Catherine This epitaphios (cloth icon) is embroidered on salmon-colored brocade fabric, and bears …
Medieval reliquary of Saint Catherine This is the oldest reliquary of Saint Catherine preserved in Sinai, and …
Saint Catherine The Saint of Sinai is depicted holding a cross in her right …
Door reused in the Library by Archbishop Nikephoros Marthalis The door probably originates from Cairo and can be dated to the …
Cross with verse from Exodus and scenes of the delivery of the … An inscription of Exodus verses dominates this monumental cross; at the same …
Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus was written in the mid-fourth century in Biblical majuscule …
Letter/Affidavit by K. Tischendorf on September 16th / 28th 1859 promising to … On September 16th 1859, the eminent German Biblical Theologist K. Tischendorf, under …
Inscribed cross with Christ and the Mother of God Medium sized metal cross, with a small protrusion on their bottom that …
Codex Sinaiticus Syrus, or Codex Syriacus 30 The first writing of the codex was executed in the early fifth …
Canonarion - Anthology of Prayers This Canonarion contains Supplicatory and other Canons to the Holy Trinity, Jesus …
Four Gospels (part II) This manuscript contains the “Gospel according to Luke” chapter 12, verses 2 …
Psalms A psalter that had been the only manuscript written in Latin in …
