Saint Jawarjius Church and Monastery (

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: Εκκλησία και Μοναστήρι του Αγίου Γεωργίου) is an Oriental Orthodox church located in Acre, Israel. It dates back to the

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period and is built on the ruins of a

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church. The walls of the church were covered with carved wood. To the east of the church, and five blocks away, there is another monastery built on the ruins of the Crusader buildings. The clergy in this monastery reside in the church because it is to the Bishop of Galilee for the

Greek Orthodox The term Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also cal ...

. There is a list of marble monastery inscribed with the name of two British admirals who fell during the battles of Acre in 1799 and 1840.

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