• The Coptic White Monastery (Arabic: الدير أبيض), also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda (Coptic: ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ)...
  • The 'White Monastery' was founded by Shenute (about 332/350 to 451/466) and soon became one of the most celebrated and important monasteries in Egypt...
  • Also known as Seto Gumba or Druk Amitabh Monastery, the White Monastery holds a special place in the hearts of locals and visitors alike.
  • The White Monastery at Sohag is names so for the limestone walls of the surviving church, which in some ways resembles a the pylons of a Pharaonic temple.
  • White Monastery This ancient Coptic monastery is said to have housed 4,000 monastics, both male and female, within a few decades of its founding in...
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  • By the time of Shenouda's death, in 466 AD, the population of the White Monastery increased from 30 to more than 2000 monks and 2000 nuns.
  • White Monastery Sohag named so because of limestone walls of the surviving church, which in some ways resembles the pylons of a Pharaonic temple.
  • The first volume is already available: Blanke, L. An Archaeology of Egyptian Monasticism: Settlement, Economy and Daily Life at the White Monastery Federation.
  • Explore The White Monastery in Sohag, an architectural marvel of Coptic heritage, offering a glimpse into Egypt's rich Christian monastic history.