Dear Congressman,
As a Greek Orthodox I am writing to ask that you urge the White House and State Department to oppose plans by the Egyptian government to convert the Saint Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Monastery in Sinai into a tourist attraction. Saint Catherine’s is one of the oldest Monasteries in the world. It is built on the site where God spoke to Moses through the burning bush.
It is an extremely important holy site and has been continuously inhabited by Greek Orthodox Monks since its establishment in the sixth century century by Emperor Justinian the Great of Constantinople. Your assistance in this will be most appreciated.
Theodore Karakostas
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