Names
St George of Lydda ጊዮርጊስ፡ Giyorgis ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ Mār Giyorgis
Birth
260-283
Period of Activity
He was one of the most famous saints in both Eastern and Western Christian traditions. The beginnings of the veneration of Giyorgis in Ethiopia↗ may date to Aksumite times; in later times the saint was always popular in the country.
Death
0303
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Names
- St George of Lydda en
- birth: ጊዮርጊስ፡ gez
- alt: ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ gez
Dates
Birth: 260–283
Period of activity: 260–303
Death: 303
Faith
Orthodox
Nationality
Israel/Palestine
Subject of
- Miracle of Mary: Miracle of the old woman from Sǝmbāt who gave the offering for St Mary to St George.
- Malkǝʾa Giyorgis.
- Hagiographic Dossier of St George of Lydda.
- Miracle of Mary: The two brothers Tāg and Nazib from Dalgā who were dyers.
- Miracle of Mary: The story of St George.
- Miracle of Mary: A man prays for his sick son before the icon of St Mary, she sends St Qirqos, then comes herself with St George to cure him.
- Gadla Giyorgis (Lydda).
- Dǝrsān za-bǝḍuʿ wa-qǝddus ʾabbā Yoḥannǝs.
- Salām-hymn to the martyrs.
- Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George.
- Gadla Giyorgis (Lydda).
- Dǝrsāna Giyorgis.
- Sǝnkǝssār (General record).
Secondary Bibliography
Secondary Bibliography
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Megally, F. 1991. ‘George’, in A. S. Atiya, ed., The Coptic Encyclopedia, IV (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991), 1139b–1140b. page 1139b-1140b
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Chojnacki, S. 1973. ‘The Iconography of St. George in Ethiopia’, Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 11/1 (1973), 57–73. page 57-73
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, Jacopo Gnisci, Dorothea Reule, ʻSt George of Lyddaʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 27.3.2019) https://betamasaheft.eu/persons/PRS4585Georgeo [Accessed: 2024-05-03+02:00]
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- Pietro Maria Liuzzo removed occupation containing St, Saint, bibl, biblical or prophet, added keyword. See https://github.com/BetaMasaheft/Documentation/issues/1104 on 27.3.2019
- Dorothea Reule Added relation, deleted double persName on 5.5.2018
- Jacopo Gnisci Inserted Wiki Data ID, update relations on 30.11.2017
- Solomon Gebreyes addition to the content on 22.5.2017
- Solomon Gebreyes Complete record on 9.5.2017
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo batch updated according to requirements and issues. on 28.4.2016
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created file from google spreadsheet on 21.3.2016
- Eugenia Sokolinski CREATED: person on 9.2.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor
Jacopo Gnisci, contributor
Dorothea Reule, contributor