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</div>'''[[St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)|St. Catherine's Monastery]]''' is a [[monastery]] on the Sinai peninsula, at the foot of Mount Sinai, in Egypt.  It was built at the site where [[Moses]] is believed to have seen the [[Burning Bush]], which is alive and on the grounds.  Though it is commonly known as ''Saint Catherine's'', the actual name of the monastery is the '''''Monastery of the Transfiguration'''''.  It is sometimes also known as the '''''Monastery of the Burning Bush'''''.  It is the oldest Christian monastery in the world.
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The '''[[Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America]]''', founded in 2010, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, representing multiple jurisdictions.  It is the successor to SCOBA, and it is not, properly speaking, a synod.  The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
  
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Originally founded by the Emperor St. [[Justinian the Great]] in 527, the monastery has weathered numerous changes in the history of the region, including the invasion of [[Islam]], whose founder Mohammed himself guaranteed protection for the monastery.  (The monastery still has possession of a written document from Mohammed to prove it.)  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.
 
  
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'''''Recently featured:''''' [[Raphael Morgan]], [[Holy Week]], [[Georges Florovsky]], [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria]], [[Paschal Homily]], [[Pachomius the Great]].  ''View all  [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]].''<noinclude>
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'''''Recently featured:''' [[Church of Romania]], [[Ligonier Meeting]], [[Constantine the Great]].  Newly [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]] are presented every '''Friday'''.''
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The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America, founded in 2010, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is the successor to SCOBA, and it is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."


Recently featured: Raphael Morgan, Holy Week, Georges Florovsky, Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria, Paschal Homily, Pachomius the Great. View all featured articles.

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