Church of Saint George (Lod)

Church of Saint George
Church of Saint George
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]

^ ^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)

[FCS-1] "Excursions in Terra Santa". Franciscan Cyberspot. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2007.

[Collins2018-2] 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-3] 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)

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