Deir el-Abiad
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Deir el-Abiad, better known as the White Monastery, is a prominent Coptic Orthodox monastic complex near Sohag in Upper Egypt, renowned for its massive stone architecture and late antique heritage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery in Egypt
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox monastery ⓘ late antique religious site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Coptic architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late antique basilica ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shenoute of Atripe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Oriental Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site for Coptic heritage
ⓘ
major center of Coptic monasticism ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Shenoute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromNile | a few kilometers west of the Nile ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorDevelopment | 5th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssues |
loss of wall paintings
ⓘ
structural deterioration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basilica church
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ large walled enclosure ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ tower-like exterior ⓘ |
| hasName | White Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | دير الأبيض NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
late antique heritage
ⓘ
massive stone architecture ⓘ monastic enclosure walls ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgicalTradition |
Arabic
ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sohag Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ near Sohag ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| monasticRuleInfluencedBy | Shenoute of Atripe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Sohag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Red Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Coptic monasticism in Egypt ⓘ |
| region | Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Coptic Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Coptic studies
ⓘ
late antique archaeology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
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