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St. George's Monastery, Al-Khader
The Monastery and Church of Saint George in Al-Khader () is an Eastern Orthodox Christian religious site in the Palestinian town of al-Khader, near Beit Jala and Bethlehem, in the central West Bank of the State of Palestine. The town of Al-Khader is named after Saint George, who in Arab culture is known as " al-Khadr"; the church is considered to be the most important sanctuary to al-Khadr in Palestine. According to local tradition, Saint George was imprisoned in the town of al-Khader, where the current church stands. The chains holding him were relics that were said to hold healing power. History Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk periods In the thirteenth century, an anonymous Greek text noted: ‘After Bait Jala, there is to be seen the church of the Great George; and in it is kept the chain that was laid on his back’. Around 1421/1422 the Church of St. George was mentioned by Western traveler John Poloner as situated on a hill near Bethlehem.Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Khader
Al-Khader () is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank. It is located west of Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 11,960 in 2017. The area around al-Khader is marked by vineyards, and olive and fig trees. Al-Khader was founded in the late 18th or early 19th century.Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 366 Its main landmarks are Solomon's Pools, the Murad Fortress (a Turkish Ottoman castle built by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1617 to defend Solomon’s Pools, that today houses a Museum for Palestinian Culture and Heritage), the Monastery and Church of St. George, and Al-Hamadiyya Mosque. Name and St George tradition ''Al-Khader'', in Arabic literally "''The Green One''", is the modern name of the village, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Fabri
Felix Fabri (also spelt Faber; 1441 – 1502) was a Swiss Dominican theologian. He left vivid and detailed descriptions of his pilgrimages to Palestine and also in 1489 authored a book on the history of Swabia, entitled ''Historia Suevorum''. He made his early studies under the Dominicans at Basel and Ulm, where he spent most of his life. "Faber" is the Latin nominative singular form of his surname. He is often referred to as "Fabri", the Latin genitive singular, i.e. the possessive form, because his name appears this way in the title of his book, "Fratris Felicis Fabri Evagatorium in Terræ Sanctæ, Arabiæ et Egypti peregrinationem". One of Fabri's companions during his 1483–84 pilgrimage to the Holy Land was Hungarian poet and cleric János Lászai (). In Jerusalem, he met Bernhard von Breidenbach.Fabri, 1893, p104/ref> A fictional account of Fabri's journey to and time in the Holy Land is found in the book ''A Stolen Tongue'', by Sheri Holman. Bibliography *Fabri, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint George (Tulkarm)
The Church of Saint George () it is a historic Christian Orthodox church located in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. Its dedicated to Saint George. It is one of the oldest churches in Palestine, and several countries participated in its building and restoration. It is one of the Christian Orthodox churches in the West Bank, and one of the main churches in Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. History Church of Saint George in Tulkarm built in 1830 in the early 19th century. The Church contains a wall of historical and archaeological memorial icons made in 1943 by the Hellenic Army during their presence in Palestine during the Second World War. With events of the Nakba; the United Nations was quick on 8 April 1949, to confirm that Tulkarm Orthodox Church is one of the Christian holy places in Palestine, and confirmed that Tulkarm Orthodox Church as a Holy Place under the guardianship of the Greek Orthodox Church. The United Nations and its General Assembly cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint George (other)
Saint George was a soldier in the Roman army in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, venerated as a Christian martyr. Saint George or Saint George's may also refer to: People * George of Vienne (died or ), Archbishop of Vienne * George of Choziba (died ) Cypriot hegumen * George the Confessor (died 814), Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia * George (died 815), Archbishop of Develtos and one of the Martyrs of Adrianople * George the Standard-Bearer (776–821), Archbishop of Mytilene and iconodule * George of Amastris (died 825), Bishop of Amastris * George of Mitilene (753–846) also called George the Younger; Archbishop of Mytilene, brother of Symeon Stylites of Lesbos * George (died 852), one of the Martyrs of Córdoba * George of Lodève (died 884), Bishop of Lodève and monk Eastern Orthodox * George I of Constantinople (died 686), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 679 to 686 * George the Hagiorite (1009–1065), Georgian monk, theologian and translator * George o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George's Church (other)
St George's Church, Church of St George, or variants thereof, may refer to various churches dedicated to Saint George: Albania * St. George's Church, Dardhë Armenia * Saint Gevork Monastery of Mughni, St. George's Monastery of Mughni Australia * St George's Anglican Church, Battery Point, Tasmania * St George's Anglican Church, Beenleigh, Queensland * St George's Church, Gawler, South Australia; designed by Edward Hamilton * St George's Church, Malvern, Victoria * St George the Martyr Church and Parish Hall, Queenscliff, Victoria Austria * Belgium * Saint George's Memorial Church, Ypres Bosnia and Herzegovina * Church of St. George, Sopotnica Bulgaria * Church of Saint George, Sofia * Church of St George, Kyustendil Canada * St. George's Anglican Church (Montreal) * St. George's (Round) Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia) * St George's Church (Ottawa) * St. George's Memorial Church (Oshawa) Croatia * Church of St. George, Bobota * Church of St. George, Grubi� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feast Of Saint George (Palestine)
The Feast of Saint George (also called ''al-Khader'') is a Palestinian people, Palestinian holiday commemorating Saint George, known as ''Mar Jeries'' or ''Jirjis'' and ''al-Khader'', in Palestinian Arabic. The feast occurs annually on 5 May, and although it is originally a local Christianity, Christian holiday, both Palestinian Christians and Islam in Palestine, Muslims participate. The feast is held in the Palestinian town of al-Khader, Bethlehem, al-Khader, just south of Bethlehem. Origins Palestinian folklore suggests that the feast originated during the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine rule of Palestine. According to the folktale, "the feast came and the young men stood together making their vows. One said, 'I will give a goat,' another 'I will give a sheep.' Then Jirjis (Jeries), the son of a widow, desired to offer something. They had but one cow. Then he said, 'I will sacrifice a cow,' and he went and killed the cow." At evening time his mother called to him and said, 'Wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslim
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the last Islamic prophet. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Injeel (Gospel). These earlier revelations are associated with Judaism and Christianity, which are regarded by Muslims as earlier versions of Islam. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices attributed to Muhammad (''sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). With an estimated population of almost 2 billion followers, Muslims comprise around 26% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Pantocrator
In Christian iconography, Christ Pantocrator (, ) is a specific depiction of Christ. or , literally 'ruler of all', but usually translated as 'almighty' or 'all-powerful', is derived from one of many names of God in Judaism. The Pantokrator is largely an Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic or Eastern Lutheran theological conception and is less common under that name in Latin Catholicism and Western Lutheranism. In the West, the equivalent image in art is known as Christ in Majesty, which developed a rather different iconography. ''Christ Pantocrator'' has come to suggest Christ as a benevolent, though also stern and all-powerful, judge of humanity. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek as the Septuagint, ''Pantokrator'' was used both for ''YHWH Sabaoth'' () " Lord of Hosts" and for '' El Shaddai'' " God Almighty". In the New Testament, ''Pantokrator'' is used once by Paul () and nine times in the Book of Revelation: , , , , , , , , and . The references to God the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a matter of controversy and there are a wide variety of forms and specialized terms to describe them. A dome can rest directly upon a Rotunda (architecture), rotunda wall, a Tholobate, drum, or a system of squinches or pendentives used to accommodate the transition in shape from a rectangular or square space to the round or polygonal base of the dome. The dome's apex may be closed or may be open in the form of an Oculus (architecture), oculus, which may itself be covered with a roof lantern and cupola. Domes have a long architectural lineage that extends back into prehistory. Domes were built in ancient Mesopotamia, and they have been found in Persian architecture, Persian, Ancient Greek architecture, Hellenistic, Ancient Roman architecture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel
A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these. Second, a chapel is a place of worship, sometimes Interfaith worship spaces, interfaith, that is part of a building, complex, or vessel with some other main purpose, such as a school, college, hospital, palace or large aristocratic house, castle, barracks, prison, funeral home, hotel, airport, or military or commercial ship. Third, chapels are small places of worship, built as satellite sites by a church or monastery, for example in remote areas; these are often called a chapel of ease. A feature of all these types is that often no clergy are permanently resident or specifically attached to the chapel. For historical reasons, ''chapel'' is also often the term u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Guérin
Victor Guérin (; 15 September 1821 – 21 September 1890) was a French people, French intellectual, explorer and amateur archaeologist. He published books describing the geography, archeology and history of the areas he explored, which included Greece, Asia Minor, North Africa, Lebanon, Syria (region), Syria and Palestine (region), Palestine. Biography Victor Guérin, a devout Catholic, graduated from the ''École normale supérieure'' in Paris in 1840. After graduation, he began working as a teacher of rhetoric and member of faculty in various colleges and high schools in France, then in French Algeria, Algeria in 1850, and 1852 he became a member of the French School of Athens. While exploring Samos, he identified the spring that feeds the Tunnel of Eupalinos and the beginnings of the channel. His doctoral thesis of 1856 dealt with the coastal region of Palestine, from Khan Yunis to Mount Carmel. Guerin died on 21 September 1891 in Paris. Academic and archaeology career He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
