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  • PS, Gaza
  • geo:31.50396,34.462029
  • Location: correct and verified

Period or year

  • 4xx / unknown

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  • temple
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Gaza [Azzah]- St. Porphyrius Church

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The tomb of the 5th-century bishop of Gaza, Saint Porphyrius situated in the northeastern corner of the church which have been erected ca 425 AD. According to Marc Diacont there was a terrible drought in Gaza that ended  after Saint Porphyrios and a group of  Christians prayed to God with "fasting, vigil and procession." This led to the conversion of 25 pagans, as rain in this region was considered God's greatest gift.                                                                                 Sources:                                                                                                                                                              Ekklesiastiki Paremvasi, "Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΠΟΡΦΥΡΙΟΣ ΓΑΖΗΣ ΚΑΙ Ο ΚΟΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΥΣΤΕΡΗΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ", February 2005. Translated by John Sanidopoulos. 

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2015-07-23) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/21469
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Suggested citation: , E. , Gaza [Azzah]- St. Porphyrius Church. https://vici.org/vici/21469, accessed 2025-12-11.