Monastery of Saint Shenoute
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The Monastery of Saint Shenoute, commonly known as the White Monastery, is a prominent Coptic Orthodox monastic complex in Upper Egypt renowned for its historical, architectural, and religious significance.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shenoutean monastic federation | 1 |
| Shenoutean monastic movement | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox monastery ⓘ late antique monastery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | White Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Coptic architecture
ⓘ
late antique basilica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Coptic literary corpus of Shenoute
ⓘ
Red Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Christian monasteries established in the 4th century
ⓘ
Coptic monasteries in Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| currentUse | active monastery ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Shenoute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Oriental Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Saint Shenoute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shenoute the Archimandrite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingPeriod | late 4th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
basilica church
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ enclosure walls ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ refectory ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Coptic heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important center of Coptic literature
ⓘ
major center of Coptic monasticism ⓘ major monastic federation headquarters in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Arabic
ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sohag Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sohag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| material | white limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shenoute of Atripe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby | Monastery of Saint Pshoi (Red Monastery) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architectural sculpture
ⓘ
monumental stone church ⓘ preserved Coptic inscriptions ⓘ role in shaping Coptic monastic rules ⓘ |
| partOf | Shenoutean Federation of monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Byzantine Egypt
ⓘ
Early Islamic Egypt ⓘ Late Roman Egypt ⓘ |
| region | Akhmim area ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Coptic Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Coptic Orthodox monks ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shenoutean monastic federation
this entity surface form:
Shenoutean monastic movement