Saint Paul monastery near the Red Sea Mountains of Egypt (video screenshot)
(FRONT PAGE MAG) – Yet another ancient monastery in Egypt is on the verge of ruin. Due to heavy rainfalls on Feb. 19, 2022, the Saint Paul monastery near the Red Sea Mountains of Egypt suffered extreme damage – including collapsed walls and devastation around the roads and countryside – as seen in a video published shortly thereafter. Even the roads to and from the monastery have been cut off.
One of the monks published an urgent appeal, saying, “We are exposed to a tragedy in the truest sense of the word – a tragedy unprecedented in scope.”
Founded in the fourth century, the monastery is named after Saint Paul the Anchorite (227-341) – history’s very first Christian hermit, who preceded (and inspired) Egypt’s more famous monk, Saint Anthony the Great. The monastery was built around the cave that Saint Paul lived in for some 80 years and is place of pilgrimage.
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