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The Church of Saint Porphyrius: Located in Gaza City, considered one of the third oldest church in the world, was hit by an Israeli missile on October 19, 2023. As a result of the attack, 18 people were killed and many were injured. [15] [20] The Holy Family Church [31] The Byzantine Church of Jabalia [32] St. Hilarion Monastery [33]
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.
Bethlehem city, West Bank Mar Saba: al-Ubeidiya town, West Bank Monastery of Saints John and George of Choziba: Wadi Qelt, West Bank Monastery of the Temptation [2] Jericho city, West Bank Burqin Church: Burqin town, West Bank St. George's Monastery: al-Khader town, West Bank Gaza Baptist Church: 1950 Gaza city, Gaza Strip Church of Saint ...
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 ...
The Gaza Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Gaza City, Gaza, in the State of Palestine. [1][2][3] The church was partially destroyed during Israeli bombings in 2008, after which the church's pastor, and many of the congregation, subsequently fled the Gaza Strip. [1][2][3][4] The Gaza Baptist Church is one of only three Christian churches in ...
The Old City of Gaza is the historical center of Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip. For much of recorded history it has been the southernmost coastal city in the region of Palestine, occupying a strategic position on ancient trade route of the Via Maris, between Egypt and the Levant. Throughout its history, Gaza has been ruled by various empires ...
Dorotheus of Gaza (‹See Tfd› Greek: Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης Dorotheos tes Gazes; 505 – 565 or 620, [1]) or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot. [ 1 ] Life
The Great Mosque of Gaza, [a] also known as the Great Omari Mosque, [b] was the largest and oldest mosque in all of Gaza, Palestine, located in Gaza City. Believed to stand on the site of an ancient Philistine temple, the site was used by the Byzantines to erect a church in the 5th century. After the Rashidun conquest in the 7th century, it was ...