Saint Porphyrius
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Porphyrius was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from the account in his Life, for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.
16th century fresco in a monastery of Mount Athos, Greece
Icon of St. Porphyrius
Church of Saint Porphyrius
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The Church of Saint Porphyrius is a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, Palestine. It belongs to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and is the oldest active church in the city. Located in th
Saint Porphyrius
…capital effectively drove one of late antiquity’s most significant cultural transformations. His body is said to be buried underneath the ruins of Saint Porphyrius' Church, in Gaza City, Palestine. A street in Zejtun, Malta, bears the saint's name…
Saint Porphyrius Church and minaret
The church and cemetery in 1922, view from SW
Southern wall with modern entrance to women's gallery (2022)
Kuwaitis visiting the church during wartime (2 Dec. 2024)