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In the 9th century, the site was associated with St. [[Catherine of Alexandria]] (whose [[relics]] were miraculously transported there) and it became a favourite site for [[pilgrimage]]s. Numerous ancient manuscripts have been preserved in the library, which is second only to the manuscript library of the Vatican. The collection consists of some 3,500 volumes in Greek, Coptic, Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Slavic, Syriac, Georgian and other languages.
A number of ancient [[icon]]s are also on the grounds, including the famous '''Pantokrator of Sinai''' (7th c.), pictured at left, and the '''[[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]]''' (12th c.), an iconic representation of the [[The Ladder of Divine Ascent|book]] by that name by St. [[John Climacus]].
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