In 1223, Patriarch Euthymios of Jerusalem passed away at Saint Catherine’s Monastery. From his great veneration for Saint Catherine, he asked that he be buried in the basilica beneath the north aisle opposite her reliquary. A marble inscription in Greek and Arabic marks the location. Below, a transcription of the Greek, a translation of […]
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The twentieth century door into the narthex has panes of coloured glass. At certain times of the year, at the beginning of vespers, the sun creates patches of colour on the inlaid marble floor. The blue reflection is more diffuse, while the green, red, and yellow are more distinct. […] The inlaid hardstone floor in the Sinai bema in morning sunlight. The inlaid floor of the bema at Sinai, made from Proconessian marble and other hardstones, lit by the light of a single candle. The last rays of sunlight rest on the dome over the library building. Below, the sun also shines on the Chapel of Saint Anthony the Great. There is a small ledge up in the mountains from where you can see the whole valley, and far below, Saint Catherine’s Monastery, looking almost like a postage stamp in the distance. When high winds on the coast create dust on the horizon, the sun rises lemon yellow. ῍Ω θείας! ὢ φίλης! ὢ γλυκυτάτης σου φωνῆς! μεθ’ ἡμῶν ἀψευδῶς γάρ, ἐπηγγείλω, ἔσεσθαι, μέχρι τερμάτων αἰῶνος Χριστέ· ἣν οἱ πιστοί, ἄγκυραν ἐλπίδος, κατέχοντες ἀγαλλόμεθα. O Thy divine and beloved and most sweet voice; Thou hast truly […] The last sunlight ebbs from the oldest kellia in the monastery as another day draws to a close. […] The first moment of sunrise from the Steps of Repentance. A salmon pink light on the horizon heralds the arrival of a new day. |
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