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THE MONASTERY OF ST. SHENOUDA THE ARCHIMANDRITE
Introduction
Introduction
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The monastery of St. Shenouda has been referred to, in modern times, as the White Monastery. This was due to the color of the limestone walls of the surviving church. Originally the monastery, as founded by St. Shenouda's uncle St.Pigol, occupied an area of about 5 acres that lies 4-1/2 kilometers south west of Sohag in Upper Egypt.There were about 30 monks in the monastery when St. Shenouda became the abbot. Through his influence, the population of the monastery to 4,000 monks and nuns and occupied an area of about 12,800 acres. Such an area included cells, kitchens, storehouses, the ruins of which can still be seen to the north, west, and south sides of the church complex. Unfortunately such ruins were never scientifically excavated for the purpose of defining the original greater monastery. Based on the manuscriptal evidences, the monastery had a second church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and even a keep during the middle ages.
