3. Paromeos Monastery: Egypt, 6th century
The Paromeos Monastery in Wadi El Natrun is also called the “Baramos Monastery.” As a Coptic Orthodox monastery, it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Wadi El Natrun is referred to as “Scetis” in Christian literature, and is often grouped together with two other early Christian monastic communities located in the same desert, called Kellia and Nitria. Kellia and Nitria are both extinct, however—only ruins have stood up to the sands of the desert of time.
Wadi El Natrun is different because its monasteries are still in use today. Of the four monasteries in Scetis which remain, the Paromeos Monastery is the most ancient. The name translates to “that of the Romans,” and would seem to refer to Saint Domitius and Saint Maximus, who reportedly stayed there, achieved spiritual ascension, and died while still young. Here you can visit five churches, the oldest of which houses relics of Saint Moses the Black (this is the one which was constructed in the 6th century). The other churches are dedicated to Saint Georges, Saint Theodore of Amasea, Saint John the Baptist, and the Archangel Michael.
3. Paromeos Monastery: Egypt, 6th century
The Paromeos Monastery in Wadi El Natrun is also called the “Baramos Monastery.” As a Coptic Orthodox monastery, it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Wadi El Natrun is referred to as “Scetis” in Christian literature, and is often grouped together with two other early Christian monastic communities located in the same desert, called Kellia and Nitria. Kellia and Nitria are both extinct, however—only ruins have stood up to the sands of the desert of time.
Wadi El Natrun is different because its monasteries are still in use today. Of the four monasteries in Scetis which remain, the Paromeos Monastery is the most ancient. The name translates to “that of the Romans,” and would seem to refer to Saint Domitius and Saint Maximus, who reportedly stayed there, achieved spiritual ascension, and died while still young. Here you can visit five churches, the oldest of which houses relics of Saint Moses the Black (this is the one which was constructed in the 6th century). The other churches are dedicated to Saint Georges, Saint Theodore of Amasea, Saint John the Baptist, and the Archangel Michael.
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