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  • Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite

  • Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite

    The Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, also Deir Anba Boula, is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in the Eastern Desert, near the Red Sea mountains. The monastery is also known as the Monastery of the Tigers. The Monastery is dating back to the 5th century AD and it was founded over the cave where Saint Paul the Anchorite lived for eighty years.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite
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    Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2003

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Egypt

    Red Sea

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    5th Century AD

    Christian

    Christian

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    Christian Monuments

     

     

     

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