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The Icons of St. Catherine's Monastery
In Egypt's Sinai
John Watson

The Theoptes
The Theoptes - Icon in the Monastery of St. Catherine

The Theoptes (i.e. one who looked upon God) depicts the Prophet Moses receiving the Decaloque. This is a large portable icon dating to the 12th or 13th century. 

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