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Sinai Monastery: By the end of summer there will be developments for an agreement with Egypt - Archbishop Simeon expresses hope, but also bitternesstranslated

July 17, 2026 · 1 min read

Developments and contacts regarding the issue of the historic Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai continue as, although more than a year has passed since the decision of the Ismailia Court of Appeal regarding the ownership status and assets of the Monastery, an agreement with the Egyptian government has not been reached.  The leaks regarding an upcoming agreement in the next period between the Sinai Monastery and the Egyptian government brought the strong reaction of the former Archbishop of Sinai Mr. Damianos who in his letter to the Archbishop Mr. Sinai and the fathers who are in the Monastery asks for explanations for their next actions expressing fears that in this way the historic monastery loses its sovereign rights.

This letter has brought bitterness on the part of the Archbishop of Sinai, Mr. Simeon. With his placement on parapolitika.gr, he appears with the belief that soon something positive will happen. "Yes, I have this hope that by the end of the summer there will be developments, because there is a limit", he said.

His Eminence also pointed out that all this time that he has been in the Abbessship there have been...

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