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The Feast of Saint George (also called al-Khader) is a Palestinian holiday commemorating Saint George, known as Mar Jeries or Jirjis and al-Khader, in Palestinian Arabic.The feast occurs annually on 5 May, and although it is originally a local Christian holiday, both Palestinian Christians and Muslims participate.
The Dome of al-Khidr (Arabic: قبة الخضر, romanized: Qubbat al-Khidr) or the Dome of St. George [1] [2] is a small domed-building located in the southwest corner of the Temple Mount (Haram ash-Sharif), in the Old City of Jerusalem. Is it dedicated to Khidr, who is associated with Saint George in local tradition.
The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba (Arabic: دير القديس جورج, Greek: Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου του Χοζεβίτου), also known as Monastery of Choziba (or Hoziba) or Mar Jaris, [1] is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C of the eastern West Bank, in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine.
Roughly surrounded by Lacey St. 31°46′02″N 95°37′22″W / 31.767222°N 95.622778°W / 31.767222; -95.622778 ( Old Town Residential Historic Palestine
Ruins of the Church of St George. The Al-Khidr Church, or St George's Church, is located east of the centre of Taybeh, and was constructed during two periods, first in the Byzantine era, and then during the Crusader era. [51] [52] [53] The remains of a Crusader castle, named Castle of St. Elias or Castrum Sancti Helie in Latin, can still be ...
From Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti, the Israel-set “Happy Holidays” is a piercing, realistic family drama, the inflection points of which reveal deep cultural and political dimensions ...
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Name and St George tradition Al-Khader , in Arabic literally " The Green One ", is the modern name of the village, which was called " Casale S. Georgii" during the Crusader era. [ 6 ] It is named after Saint George – who in Arab culture is associated with the Muslim figure of al-Khadr , "the green one".