Church of Saint George (Lod)
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For other uses, see St George's Church (disambiguation).
The Church of Saint George (Arabic: كنيسة القديس جيورجوس or كنيسة مار جريس, Hebrew: כנסיית גאורגיוס הקדוש קוטל הדרקון, "Church of Saint George, slayer of the dragon")[1] in the city of Lod is a Greek Orthodox church containing a sarcophagus venerated as the tomb of the fourth-century Christian martyr Saint George.
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Affiliation | Greek Orthodox Christianity |
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Location | Lod, Israel |
Geographic coordinates | 31°57′10.8″N 34°53′58.15″E |
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The church sits adjacent to the Great Mosque of Lod.[2] The church building is based on the partially rebuilt Crusader-period church,[1] which had itself been built over part of the remains and footprint of the Byzantine-period predecessor.[3]