The Monastery of Saint Paul and Saint Anthony, names after the two saints and they are both close to city Hurghada, dates back to the fourth century AD. It was built over the cave where Saint Paul the Anchorite lived for more than eighty years.
The first monks to occupy the monastery were Anchorite between the years 560 and 570 AD as disciples of Anthony the Great after they knew the story of Saint Paul.
Egyptian icons and frescoes have the striking round eyes and it is clear that they were directly derived from Egyptian art with a weaker Byzantine and Roman influence. The language used in liturgies is language of Pharaohs, not spoken anymore and it sounds like mixture of the Cyrillic and Greek alphabets.
Monastery of St. Paul and St. Anthony is the oldest monastery in the world and St. Anthony himself was the founder of monasticism. The Monastery of St. Anthony was established by the follower of St. Anthony who was born 251 AD, when Christianity was pretty much illegal and he was the first Christian monk from Alexandria who followed his peculiar wishes to go as far to enjoy his deep thoughts and prayers.
Red Sea Governor, Ahmed Abdullah with Serbian delegation headed by Mr. Dragan Markovic,  visited Monastery and hosted by Iguman Daniel on April 25th 2019.