Monastery
Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite
دير الأنبا بولا (النمر)
Red Sea desert · dates to the fourth century CE
In the Eastern Desert near the Red Sea mountains stands this monastery, built around the cave where Paul of Thebes lived in seclusion, honored by tradition as the first Christian hermit. Locals have long also called it the Monastery of the Tigers, and it remains an active desert monastery today.
- Coords:
- 28.847°, 32.552°