St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai
- Modern name
- Sinai, St Catherine's Monastery
- Modern country
- Sinai peninsula
- Coordinates
- 28.59, 33.92
The ancient monastery of St Catherine's, Sinai, is the world's oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery. It is a major feature of Mount Sinai on the Sfera maps, sometimes in highly fanciful depictions.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M031
Variant spellings of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| .S. Cate[r]ina | Clas2 |
| .S.chaterina | He3 |
| S. caterina | Pal6 |
| S. Catherina | Med1 |
| S. Katerina | Pal6 |
| S[an]c[...] | Par1 |
| S[an]c[t]a cate/rina | Con1 |
| S[an]c[t]a Catelina | Fo |
| S[an]c[t]a Caterina | Cors2, Ricc17 |
| S[AN]C[T]A CATERINA | Ashb3, Med3 |
| s[an]c[t]a caterina | Med2, Pal5, Ricc8 |
| S[an]c[t]a caterina | NB, Per2 |
| s[an]c[t]a caterjna | Pal5 |
| S[an]c[t]a chaterina | Fn6, MB, NYPL1 |
| S[an]c[t]a K[a]terina | Con4, Fn9, He2, Marc1, Marc2, Morg |
| s[an]c[t]a katerina | Fn12 |
| S[an]c[t]a katerina | Cap1 |
| S[AN]C[T]A KATERINA | Wie1 |
| S[anc]ta caterina | Laur3, Magl2 |
| s[anc]ta k[a]telina | ME2 |
| S[anc]ta Katerina | Cs1 |
| S[ant]a HATERINA | Ricc1 |
| S[anta] chaterina | Pnc3 |
| S[anta] K[a]terina | Par3 |
| Sa[n]c[t]a caterina | Ricc12 |
| Sa[n]cta Katerina | Pnc4 |
| Sa[n]ta cate[rina] | Ricc15 |
| Sa[n]ta chaterina | Yale4 |
| san[n]ta Katerina | Fn3 |
| Sancta Caterina | Parm2 |
| Sancta chatarina | Ashb6 |
| Sancta chaterina | Con3 |
| sancta Katerina | Fn3 |
| santa caterina | Ashb2 |
| Santa cha terina | Ricc15 |
| Santa chaterina | NYPL2, NYPL3, Tre |
| santa chaterina | Bal, Laur5, Magl4, Pal8 |
| santachaterina | Laur5 |
| Sepultura di S[an]c[t]a chatherina | Luc2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/st-catherines-sinai/.