S. Simeon (monastery)

monastery · 300 AD – 2099 AD

The fortified Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt) dates to the seventh century. It was initially sacred to the local saint Anba Hedra. The site was rebuilt in the tenth century and re-dedicated to Saint Simeon. Saladin partially destroyed the monastery in 1173.

Coordinates

24.09422, 32.87630

Also known as

Monastery of Saint Simeon (en), Monastery of Saint Simeon (en), S. Simeon, Mon. (en), S. Simeon, Mon. (en), Simeonskloster (de), Simeonskloster (de), monastère de Saint-Siméon (fr), monastère de Saint-Siméon (fr)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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