The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Athribian Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, and about two and a half miles (4.0 km) south-east of the Red Monastery.
The court of the monastery
Southern apse of the monastery church
Roof of the north-east staircase of the monastery church which includes Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
A library in the White Monastery
Shenoute of Atripe, also known as Shenoute the Great or Saint Shenoute the Archimandrite was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches and is one of the most renowned saints of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Shenoute
The Life of Shenoute, Sahidic Coptic script, papyrus, 6th-7th century CE. From Egypt. British Museum
St. Shenouda Monastery, New South Wales, Australia