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St.
George,
the
most
important
soldier-saint
in
the
Christian
tradition,
was
born
in
Lod
(Lydda).
His
remains
are
kept
in
the
crypt
of
the
Greek-Orthodox
church.
The
church
was
first
constructed
in
the
Byzantine
period,
rebuilt
by
the
Crusaders,
and
rebuilt
during
the
late
Ottoman
period.
St.
George
church
is
located
in
the
old
section
of
the
modern
city
of
Lod.
The
church,
and
the
adjacent
el-Omari
mosque,
are
located
near
Khan
Hilu
-
the
ruins
of
a
Ottoman
period
inn. To
the
east
and
north
of
St.
George
was
the
location
of
the
ancient
city
of
Lod/Lydda,
but
few
remains
were
left.
The
Biblical
city
was
located
further
to
the
northeast,
on
the
south
bank
of
Nahal
Ayalon
stream.
The
construction
of
the
present
building
was
completed
in
1893.
It
embedded
earlier
elements
of
the
Crusaders
period
fortified
church,
which
protected
the
road
from
Jaffa
to
Jerusalem.
The
Crusader
church
was
built
on
the
ruins
of
an
earlier
Byzantine
church.
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