Kinist el-Hmar (Chapel of Saint Panteleimon)

 

View of basin and Mt. Katharina. (2 September 2016)

Nicknamed the “Chapel of the Donkey” (Arabic: Kinist el-Hmar), this small shrine honors Saint Panteleimon, the physician-martyr beloved for healing miracles. The Bedouin nickname recalls a local tale: a hermit lived here alone and each Sunday descended with his donkey to the monastery to attend the liturgy and carry back supplies; one day the donkey went alone, and the people understood the monk had died.


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The basin from different angles, and the path to Wadi Arbain. (2006)









More photos coming.

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