| Church of Saint George | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Greek Orthodox Christianity |
| Location | |
| Location | Lod, Israel |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°57′10.8″N 34°53′58.15″E / 31.953000°N 34.8994861°E |
The Church of Saint George (Arabic: كنيسة القديس جيورجوس or كنيسة مار جريس, Hebrew: כנסיית גאורגיוס הקדוש קוטל הדרקון, "Church of Saint George, slayer of the dragon")[1] in the city of Lod is a Greek Orthodox church containing a sarcophagus venerated as the tomb of the fourth-century Christian martyr Saint George.
The church sits adjacent to the Great Mosque of Lod.[2] The church building is based on the partially rebuilt Crusader-period church,[1] which had itself been built over part of the remains and footprint of the Byzantine-period predecessor.[3]
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- ^ a b "Excursions in Terra Santa". Franciscan Cyberspot. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
- ^ Collins, M. (2018). St. George and the Dragons: The Making of English Identity. Fonthill Media. pp. 406-408 [mainly 408]. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
In Lod and in Al-Khadr, shrines to St George consist of a single site where a church has been built alongside a mosque.
- ^ Pringle, D. (1998). "Lydda (nos. 137-8)". The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Vol. II: L-Z (excluding Tyre). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39037-0. Retrieved 22 December 2022. (pp. 9 ff, see 9-15)