St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem
St George's Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr | |
Jerusalem (since 1840s) | |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Hosam E. Naoum |
Dean | Hosam E. Naoum |
Subdean | Vacant |
St. George's Cathedral is an
It is located about two hundred meters away from the Garden Tomb,[1] a popular site of Anglican and Protestant pilgrimage and devotion.[2]
The church was built by the fourth bishop of the diocese,
In order to fund the construction of the church, Blyth founded the
Under Bishop Samuel Gobat, relations with the Eastern Orthodox Church had become strained. Blyth was eager to restore relations with the patriarch and as an Anglo-Catholic he had a great respect for the patriarch's office. Because of this he always called St George's a collegiate church rather than a cathedral, saying that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was the one and only cathedral church of the city of Jerusalem.[4] For this reason, St. George's contains a pool – a rarity in Anglican churches – which allows baptisms to be done through immersion, per Orthodox custom.
Herbert Danby became the librarian there in 1919 and was residentiary canon from 1921 to 1936. The Israeli whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu has been residing at the cathedral since his release from prison in 2004. St. George's College is located on the grounds and offers continuing theological education for clergy and laity from around the world.
See also
- St George's Church (disambiguation)
- St. George's School, Jerusalem
- Christ Church, Nazareth
- J. E. Hanauer, former canon
- canon
- Palestinian Christians
- Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal
- Sabeel
- Saint George: Devotions, traditions and prayers
- Christianity in Israel
References
- ISBN 9781466807136.
- ISBN 9780822383307.
- ^ Miller, Duane Alexander (December 2007). "The Installation of a Bishop in Jerusalem: The Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr, 15 April 2007". Anglican and Episcopal History. 76 (4): 549. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ Lidberg, Judith (c. 1998). One Hundred Years: A Cathedral Presence in Jerusalem. Jerusalem?.