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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.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Church in Gaza City, State of Palestine Church of Saint Porphyrius كنيسة القديس برفيريوس Saint Porphyrius Church in 2022 31°30′12″N 34°27′44″E / 31.5033°N 34.4621°E / 31.5033; 34.4621 Location Gaza City Country State of Palestine Denomination Greek ...
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
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 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 word thakla carries a strong sense of bereavement and emotion that goes beyond the reality of loss, experts say. There is a whole genre of medieval Arabic poetry that focuses on the pain of ...
The Gaza's medieval Omari Mosque [23] The ancient Othman bin Qashqar Mosque [24] The Katib al-Wilaya Mosque [25] The Al-Bukhari Mosque [26] The Khalil Al-Rahman mosque [26] The Al-Ansar Mosque [26] Ahmed Yassin mosque at Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza City was destroyed on 9 October 2023. [27] Al Amin Muhammad Mosque at Khan Yunis was destroyed on ...
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 .