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St. Catherine's Monastery & Mount Sinai

548 CE

World's oldest continuously operating monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and…

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St. Catherine's Monastery & Mount Sinai

548 CE – still standing

World's oldest continuously operating monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Standing in 548 CE

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