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Porphyrius of Gaza is known only from a vivid biography by Mark the Deacon and from a reference made by John II, Bishop of Jerusalem. The Vita Porphyrii appears to be a contemporary account of Porphyrius that chronicles in some detail the end of paganism in Gaza in the early fifth century.
Mark was a strong ally of Porphyrius in his campaign to close the pagan temples of Gaza. He eventually became a deacon of the church in Gaza. [1] Mark's Vita sancti Porphyrii (Life of Saint Porphyrius) is "the most detailed account of the Christianization of a smaller Greek city that we possess" and its historical value is therefore high. [3]
The Church of Saint Porphyrius (Greek: Εκκλησία του Αγίου Πορφυρίου, romanized: Ekklisía tou Agíou Porfyríou, IPA: [e.kliˈsi.a tu aˈʝi.u por.fiˈri.u]; Arabic: كَنِيسَة الْقِدِّيس بُرْفِيرْيُوس, romanized: Kanīsat al-Qiddīs Burfīryūs) is a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, State of Palestine.
Porphyry of Gaza, or Saint Porphyrius (347–420), Bishop of Gaza; Porphyrius the Charioteer (fl. 5th/6th centuries), Roman charioteer; Porphyrios Dikaios (1904–1971), Greek Cypriot archaeologist; Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia (1906–1991), Greek Athonite hieromonk and Eastern Orthodox saint; Demetri Porphyrios (born 1949), Greek architect
The Old Town of Gaza (1862–1863). Picture by Francis Frith The known history of Gaza spans 4,000 years. Gaza was ruled, destroyed and repopulated by various dynasties, empires, and peoples. Originally a Canaanite settlement, it came under the control of the ancient Egyptians for roughly 350 years before being conquered and becoming one of the Philistines' principal cities. Gaza became part ...
A smoke plume erupts over Khan Yunis from Rafah in the southern Gaza strip during Israeli bombardment on Jan. 8, 2024. Credit - Said KHATIB—AFP/Getty Images
The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius is located in the Zaytun Quarter of Gaza's Old City, and houses the tomb of Saint Porphyrius who was a bishop in Gaza from 395 to 420. [2] The church was also damaged during the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip in July 2014, in which its water tanks were destroyed and a ...
Israel has identified him and Hamas' Gaza leader, Yahya Sinwar, as the chief architects of the Oct. 7 attack that killed some 1,200 people in southern Israel and triggered the Israel-Hamas war.