Ruined walls of ancient kellia on the north face above the monastery.
A detail of the photograph.
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Are there any estimates of how many cells like this were in the monastery neighborhood?
The only comprehensive study is Monastic Settlements in South Sinai in the Byzantine Period: The Archaeological Remains, by Uzi Dahari, published in 2000. The author made photographs and reconstructions of every monastic site. He estimates that at its peak, between the seventh and ninth centuries, there were six hundred monks living in the whole of the South Sinai peninsula.
Thank you for your response! And thank you for the reference. This is truly fascinating!
Very interesting! Thanks father Justin
Thank you, very important information! Thanks to you, Father Justin, we are studying the history of Christianity in Sinai. Faith and Friends