Church of Saint George
The Church of Saint George is the major shrine for the fourth century martyr Saint George (el-Khader in Arabic) and is located in Lod, Israel.[1] The current church, built in 1870, shares space with the El-Chodr Mosque.
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem received permission from the Ottoman authorities to build a church on the site of a previous basilica. The church is built over an earlier 15th century AD structure, and occupies the north end of the nave and left-hand aisle of the earlier church, from which there survive two apses - which, contrary to the normal rule, face north rather than east.
The Ottoman authorities stipulated, that part of the plot be made available for a mosque. Consequently the current Church of St. George incorporates only the northeast corner of the Byzantine basilica. The prayer hall of the adjacent mosquecontains a column that once stood in the nave of the basilica. The church contains the sarcophagus of St George.
See also
- Al-Khidr
- St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, a nearby Anglican church
External links
- http://www.ourfatherlutheran.net/biblehomelands/palestine/hebronroad.htm
- http://www.planetware.com/lod/st-georges-church-isr-cn-lodsgc.htm
- http://www.jcjcr.org/index_item_view.php?iid=65
- http://archnet.org/library/images/thumbnails.tcl?location_id=9972
References
- ^ "Excursions in Terra Santa", Franciscan Cyberspot. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
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