The annual feast day of St. Catherine will be celebrated without pilgrims in the coming days at the Greek Orthodox monastery of the God-trodden Mount Sinai, which is dedicated to the saint, and due to the ongoing pandemic.
An announcement by the Holy Monastery clarifies that only external areas, the SA-christy, which is the chapel of preparation, and the outer portion of the main cathedral at the venerable pilgrimage site will be accessible — and only when Holy Services are not being held.
The Catholicos, or main cathedral of the monastery, will be inaccessible to pilgrims.