In this icon, the Patriarch Euthymios of Jerusalem stands in the presence of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Prophet Moses. The Theotokos raises her hands in intercession, with the Christ Child portrayed in a medallion before her. This icon is known as the Blachernitissa, but it is especially associated with the Virgin Mary […]
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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 […] 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. |
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