Embark on a camel journey to the southernmost point of Elephantine Island where St Simeon’s Monastery resides, a deserted ancient fortress monastery mainly constructed in the 7th century, near Aswan.
Embark on a camel journey to the southernmost point of Elephantine Island where St Simeon’s Monastery resides, a deserted ancient fortress monastery mainly constructed in the 7th century, near Aswan.
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Monastery of St. Simeon - Named by archaeologists and travelers, the Monastery of St. Simeon was originally known as Anba Hatre (Hidra, Hadri, Hadra) in earlier Arabic and Coptic texts. This name honors an anchorite who was appointed as the bishop of Syene (modern-day Aswan) by Patriarch Theophilus (385-412 AD).
Anba…
- Elephantine Island -
- Monastery of St. Simeon - Named by archaeologists and travelers, the Monastery of St. Simeon was originally known as Anba Hatre (Hidra, Hadri, Hadra) in earlier Arabic and Coptic texts. This name honors an anchorite who was appointed as the bishop of Syene (modern-day Aswan) by Patriarch Theophilus (385-412 AD).
Anba Hatre married at eighteen. Tradition holds that shortly after his wedding, he witnessed a funeral procession that inspired him to maintain his chastity and later become a disciple of Saint Baiman.
After eight years of ascetic practices under his teacher’s guidance, he retreated to the desert to study the life of Saint Antony. He passed away during the reign of Theodosius I.
- Sailing by motor boat around the island
- Private and expert Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Camel ride for one hour
- Visit the sixth century Monastery
- Private transportation by air-conditioned minivans; hotel pick up and drop off
- Sailing by motor boat around the island
- Private and expert Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Camel ride for one hour
- Visit the sixth century Monastery
- Private transportation by air-conditioned minivans; hotel pick up and drop off
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
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