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

John Watson

Icons of the Monastery of St. Catherine
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Encaustic Icons (Mostly Prior to the Seventh Century)

Christ Pantocrator

The Virgin and Child Enthroned The Sacrifice of Jephthah's Daughter Abraham Sacrificing his Son Isaac
Christ Pantocrator The Virgin and Child Enthroned The Sacrifice of Jephthah's Daughter Abraham Sacrificing his Son Isaac
St. Peter the Apostle The Ascension

St. Peter the Apostle

The Ascension

Icons of Monastic Eastern Art of the 7th-9th Century

The Nativity

The Nativity

Icons Dating from the 9th to the 12th Century

The Archangel Michael
The Archangel Michael

Icons Specific to the Comnenian Age (1080-1200)

The Miracle of Chonae The Archangels Michael and Gabriel Great Deesis
The Miracle of Chonae The Archangels Michael and Gabriel Great Deesis

Icons on Iconostasis Dating Between  the 11th and 14th Centuries

St. Catherine Enthroned The Annunciation The Raising of Lazarus The Transfigurtion
St. Catherine Enthroned The Annunciation The Raising of Lazarus The Transfiguration
The Baptism The Archangel Gabriel Deesis The Anastasis and the Ascension
The Baptism The Archangel Gabriel Deesis The Anastasis and the Ascension
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple`
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Menologia Paintings

Hagiologion Calendar Icon The Crucifixion
Hagiologion Calendar Icon The Crucifixion

"Sinaitic" Icons Dating Between the 12th and 15th Centuries

The Theoptes The Theoptes The "Ladder to Heaven"

 The Theoptes

The Theoptes

The "Ladder to Heaven"

Icons of the 13th Century and the Palaeologan Age (13th to 15th Century)

The Nativity Sts. Sergius and Bacchus St. Theodosia St. George
The Nativity Sts. Sergius and Bacchus St. Theodosia St. George
Life of Christ The Crucifixion Apostles Paul, Andrew and Peter Three Saints?
Life of Christ The Crucifixion Apostles Paul, Andrew and Peter Three Saints?
Christ Enthroned in Glory The Virgin St. Catherine
Christ Enthroned in Glory The Virgin

St. Catherine

Post-Byzantine Cretan Icons

The Prophet Moses The Archangel Michael
The Prophet Moses The Archangel Michael

Other Icons from the 16th Century to Modern Times

The Virgin of the Passion St. Catherine The Body of St. Catherine St. George
The Virgin of the Passion St. Catherine The Body of St. Catherine St. George
Monastery of St. Catherine Topographical Icon of Mount Sinai The Martyr St. Paraskeve St. Catherine and her Life
Monastery of St. Catherine Topographical Icon of Mount Sinai The Martyr St. Paraskeve St. Catherine and her Life

Icons of Unknown Date

St. Catherine St. Catherine Enthroned
St. Catherine St. Catherine Enthroned
The Mosaic of the Transfiguration
The Mosaic of the Transfiguration
The Mosaic of the Transfiguration


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