Archbishop Sinai declares his intention to sign an agreement with the Egyptian Statetranslated

With his statement, the Most Reverend Archbishop of Sinai, Faran and Raitho, Mr. Simeon, expresses his intention to proceed with the signing of an agreement that puts an end to the pending legal proceedings and disputes with the Egyptian public regarding the status of the historic Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai. Statement by Archbishop Sinai:

The Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of the Theobadist Mount Sinai (Saint Catherine), a year ago, after the election of my Eminence as the new Archbishop of Sinai and while the decision of the Court of Appeal of Ismailia from May 28, 2025 (ie before my election) created concrete achievements in the Egyptian legal order, received from the respected Egyptian Government draft agreement between the State of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Holy Monastery. With the above proposed agreement, it was sought to clarify further aspects of the court decision and the manner of its implementation, in a manner consistent with what has been in force for centuries, in order to ensure the uninterrupted monastic life of the Monastery and to clarify its position and function in the context of the modern legal order of Egypt.

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