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The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George (Greek: Πατριαρχικός Ναός του Αγίου Γεωργίου; Turkish: Aya Yorgi Kilisesi) is the principal Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and, as Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1453, and of the Ottoman Empire until ...
The cathedral, believed to be the oldest Greek Orthodox church in Africa, [3] is a Neoclassical church built as St George's Church in 1903–1904 by the Greek community. [4] The interior is noted for its frescoes in the Byzantine style. [1] In 1968 the church was elevated to the status of cathedral. [4]
Cathedral of Saint George in Damascus, Syria. The Cathedral of Saint George is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral located in Bab Tuma district, in Old Damascus, Syria. The Cathedral acts as the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 1959. [1] [2] [3] It houses the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, currently Ignatius Aphrem II.
On 10 October 1995 Metropolitan Elias Audi announced plans to restore the war-torn cathedral. The first phase of restoration began in 1998, under the supervision of a committee headed by Ghassan Tueni. The cathedral reopened its doors on 15 December 2003. [1] [2] [6] [7] The cathedral was badly damaged in the Beirut explosions of 4 August 2020. [8]
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America provides substantial support through an annual contribution, known as the logia, and its institutions, including the American-based Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society and the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, usually important laymen who make large donations for the upkeep of the ...
Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Syria: Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus (Antiochian Eastern-Orthodox) Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet in Aleppo (Greek Orthodox) Forty Martyrs Cathedral in Homs; St. George's Cathedral in Latakia; St. George's Cathedral in Hama
The cathedral is dedicated to Saint George.The church interior includes an iconostasis with 33 icons, historical pictures above both choirs (coronation of Stefan the First-Crowned and Saint Sava pacifying his brothers Stefan and Vukan), as well as two large throne icons of Saint Sava and Virgin Mary, painted by renowned academic Paja Jovanović, which are considered to be his best ...
Saint George's Cathedral (Amharic: የቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ካቴድራል) is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cathedral is noted for its distinctive octagonal form. It is located at the northern end of Churchill Road in the city. [1]