White Monastery
School or library
monastery in Egypt
Location: 26.5346, 31.6457
What this place is
- School or library — Shenoute's monastery above Sohag, and the library that has given back more Coptic literature than any other single collection
Who is recorded here
- Shenoute ministry
What happened here
In art
About the place
The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Athribian Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenoute. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, and about two and a half miles (4.0 km) south-east of the Red Monastery.
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