St. George, Lod (Lydda, Israel) Church - The tomb of the most important Christian soldier-saint.
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St. George, the most important soldier-saint in the Christian tradition, was born in Lod (Lydda). His remains are kept in the crypt of the Greek-Orthodox church. The church was first constructed in the Byzantine period, rebuilt by the Crusaders, and rebuilt during the late Ottoman period.
St George was born and lived in the 3rd century AD in the city of Lod (Lydda). George, an early Christian, served as a Roman tribune and died in Asia Minor in 303. He is the most important soldier-saint in the Christian tradition since the Byzantine period.
According to one of the legends, George was a victim of the last and most severe of persecutions of the Christians in the Roman empire. Diocletian ( Caesar 284-305) issued an edict in 303 AD, instructing that all Christians should be purged from the Roman Army. During the army’s roll call in the city he was stationed in, Nicomedia, the edict was announced, and George - who until then secretly practiced Christian faith - tore up the letter. This revealed his secret, and the court sentenced him to a gruesome death: George was placed in a barrel, head down, and he drowned from the spit of the 6000 soldiers.
George is regarded as a martyr, a great Holy warrior saint, and is also illustrated in all Greek Orthodox Churches as the “dragon slayer”. The dragon-slaying is based on a tradition, probably told during the Crusaders period, of an event that happened in Lebanon many years after the martyr’s death. According to this legend, a princess was threatened by a dragon, and George appeared and with great heroism attacked and killed the dragon with a spike. In these illustrations, the princess is seen hiding in a fortress and George spikes the dragon.
This church was dedicated to St George in Byzantine times. A stone coffin is located in the crypt of the modern church, where according to the tradition his bones are located.
Church of Saint George is one of the two major shrines for the fourth-century Christian martyr Saint George. The church is located in Lod, Israel. The current church, built in 1870, shares space with the El-Khidr Mosque often associated with Saint George.
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 a ruined 12th-century Crusader structure and occupies the north end of the nave and left-hand aisle of the earlier church, from which two apses survive - 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. Mosque far older than rebuilt 19th-century Greek church is Mamluk from 14th century. Consequently, the current Church of St. George incorporates only the northeast corner of the Byzantine basilica. The remains of the Byzantine basilica including its apse are incorporated into the mosque; the Crusader church took a different, if adjacent, location. Some of it, too, is part of the mosque complex. The prayer hall of the adjacent mosque contains a column that once stood in the nave of the basilica.
The church crypt contains the sarcophagus of St George.
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Super story about St George, I know this soldier is a symbol of Christanity, overcoming all belivings in the world!! Oh, I thank God for His Son Jesus. 💖
Hallelujah
Very interesting! I was there 4 time before! God bless you🙏
This is a very special and significant video for me as St George is our national Saint and is very special and much loved here in England. Thank you Zahi 🙂🏴🏴🏴🏴
Wonderful tour. Very inspirational dear brother! 🙏🤝😄
So nice of you
Praise the lord
Thank You Brother Zahi.
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❤️ thank you 🙏 I love to see your videos
Good to see a beautiful historic church outside of Jerusalem. Another treasure of Israel. My prayers in this church. 🙏😔✝️🇮🇱❤️
I know this Christian saint and seeing the beautiful Church and listening to the guide, reading your description, gave me new news... Thanks Zahi shalom🙏🙏💎💎
Thank you for posting this. Shalom.
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So very beautiful ❣️Thank You.
BEAUTIFULLY SHOWN
THANK YOU BROTHER
PRAISE THE LORD JESUS
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what a beautiful church
Pray for us Saint George 🙏❤️
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Saint george prier pour nous
So Beautiful thank you so much. We learn more every day. Blessings To you 🙏🙏🌹
Laus tibi Christe! ♥️
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Amen Jesus
In England we have the shrine of St Alban in St Alban Cathedral England he was the first Roman to be put to death for his faith.
Thank you Zahi and Mordecai. May God bless you 🙏🏻 I have never seen this church. I knew a little about St. George, but mostly as Mordecai says, through fairy tales. The instruction of Mordecai is very helpful. Many thanks to you both!
Ahh....The patron saint of England. Thank you Zahi for sharing such a wonderful church with us, a historical gem that I did not know existed! Keep up the good work my friend Brilliant!!
Tribute to this great soldier of Christ.
What a beautiful church, beautiful lights too
Thank you so much. I have heard Saint George and Lydda but didn't realize that it was in Israel. May God bless you and your family.
Occupied Palestine !!!
Ok
Will you light the candle in a Catholic Church for Eric? There are many in Israel. When you do and say his name on video I will buy at least five books. Thank you.
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Thanks !! I never know about it ! this is close from ?? via dolorosa? thanks
It's between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Around 30 Km west of Jerusalem
ZAHID please talk clearly and close to the microphone all the time
It's not me who talks
I thought the pope, during the 60’s took off St George from the list of saints declared not real..
He did but in Orthodoxy he is a major saint.
رجعت ولهلحظة مابينت ياهوالكفةالاشرف لهلحظةماسلموني الي يخصني بعدهم وبعدكم في الخيسة نفسها لاجل اللامركزية غريبة
I do not know these things and is very new. I could not hear what the man said how this man died because the Wiki said he was beheaded but I heard him say something about upside down..Would someone kindly clarify the story for me? Thank younin advance
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George
This is in occupied Palestine !!!
Yes, the Arab tried to occupied it from Israel at October 7. Thank you for supporting the truth. Thank you for supporting the Jewish Palestine which is Israel.
@@zahishaked Palestinians are from ancient Canaanite DNA. Some Arabs are there and south Syrians too. Being Jewish is a religion that anyone can be. Being an European Jew has no relation to ancient Israelites of Jacob which was a bloodline. Therefore the Palestinians are the indigenous ones. By the way since 1948-EVERYDAY is October 7th for Palestinians!
Please study before writing so many nonsense thing here
Jesus was nothing more than a human being like us expect he was a Prophet of God. So he Jesus Performed Miracles by The Will of God. For He Jesus can do nothing of his own
Jesus & his mother Mary both ate and Drank. And this naturally Resulted in God ?
It doesn't matter, HE is Our Lord, Jesus Christ is our Lord, remember!!!
Hallelujah