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Church in Gaza City, Palestine

This article is about the church. For the 2023 airstrike, see [Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike](/source/Church_of_Saint_Porphyrius_airstrike).

Church in Gaza City, State of Palestine

Church of Saint Porphyrius كنيسة القديس برفيريوس Saint Porphyrius Church and minaret Church of Saint Porphyrius 31°30′12″N 34°27′44″E / 31.5033°N 34.4621°E / 31.5033; 34.4621 Location Gaza City Country State of Palestine Denomination Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem History Dedication Saint Porphyrius Architecture Completed 1150s/1160s[1] Specifications Length 22.9 meters (75 ft) (inside) Width 8.9 meters (29 ft) (inside) Administration Archdiocese Archdiocese of Tiberias[citation needed] Clergy Archbishop Alexios Moschonas[when?]

The **Church of Saint Porphyrius** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Εκκλησία του Αγίου Πορφυρίου, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Greek): *Ekklisía tou Agíou Porfyríou*, IPA: [\[e.kliˈsi.a tu aˈʝi.u por.fiˈri.u\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek); [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): كَنِيسَة الْقِدِّيس بُرْفِيرْيُوس, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Arabic): *Kanīsat al-Qiddīs Burfīryūs*) is a [Greek Orthodox](/source/Greek_Orthodox_Church) church in [Gaza City](/source/Gaza_City), [Palestine](/source/Palestine). It belongs to the [Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem](/source/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem) and is the oldest active church in the city. Located in the [Zaytun Quarter](/source/Zaytun_Quarter) of the Old City of Gaza, it is named after the 5th-century bishop of Gaza, [Saint Porphyrius](/source/Saint_Porphyrius), whose tomb is situated in the northeastern corner of the church.[2]

On 19 October 2023, during the [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war), a building from the church compound was damaged during an [Israeli airstrike](/source/Church_of_Saint_Porphyrius_airstrike), killing 18 [Palestinian](/source/Palestinians) civilians, but the church building itself was not damaged.[3]

## History

### Saint Porphyrius of Gaza

The [Patriarch of Jerusalem](/source/Early_bishops_of_Jerusalem) appointed Saint Porphyrius (c. 347–420), when he was aged 45, as custodian of the [Venerable Wood of the Cross of the Lord](/source/True_Cross).[4] He was described by the Roman Christian hagiographer [Mark the Deacon](/source/Mark_the_Deacon), Porphyrius' companion from 395 until 420, as the Christianizer of the "disobedient pagan people of Gaza."[5] According to the legend, there was a terrible drought in Gaza that ended only after Saint Porphyrios and a group of 280 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.[6]

### The Byzantine- and Crusader-period churches

A church was built on the site as early as AD 425,[7] and was [converted into a mosque](/source/Conversion_of_non-Islamic_places_of_worship_into_mosques) in the [7th century](/source/Muslim_conquest_of_the_Levant).[8]

The current church was built by the [Crusaders](/source/Kingdom_of_Jerusalem) in the 1150s or 1160s; they probably dedicated it to St Porphyrius as well.[8] Records from the 15th century however show that the church was also dedicated to the [Virgin Mary](/source/Virgin_Mary).[1]

The church was renovated in 1856.[2]

The church and cemetery in 1922, view from SW

### Gaza wars

See also: [Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike](/source/Church_of_Saint_Porphyrius_airstrike)

In the [2014 Gaza War](/source/2014_Gaza_War), around 2,000 Palestinians slept in the church compound during Israeli bombings.[9][10]

The church premises were again used as refuge for hundreds of civilians during the [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war),[11] which started on [October 7, 2023](/source/October_7%2C_2023). On 19 October 2023, it was the site of an [airstrike by the Israeli Air Force](/source/Church_of_Saint_Porphyrius_airstrike),[12][13][14] which hit two halls sheltering Gazan Palestinian Muslims and Christians, causing the collapse of at least one building,[15][16] and killed 18 civilians. Over 450 Palestinians had been sheltering there.[17] A church annex was targeted again in July 2024.[18]

## Description

Elevation from west, Clermont-Ganneau (1873/74). There is no portico depicted.

The church pavement is far below ground level (1.8 meters (5.9 ft) in its southern part, and 3 meters (9.8 ft) on the northern side), suggesting that the present building was built atop of an earlier church structure.[1] There are some [cornices](/source/Cornice) and bases that date back to the [Crusader period](/source/Timeline_of_the_Palestine_region#Crusader_period), but much of the other portions are later additions.[19]

Elevation from south, Clermont-Ganneau (1873/74)

The church is rectangular in shape, with a [half-dome](/source/Half-dome) roof over the altar apse.[20] It consists of a single [aisle](/source/Aisle) made up of two [groin-vaulted](/source/Groin-vault) [bays](/source/Bay_(architecture)), with a projecting semi-circular [apse](/source/Apse) preceded by a [barrel-vaulted](/source/Barrel-vault) [presbytery](/source/Chancel). Internally, the building measures 22.9 meters (75 ft) by 8.9 meters (29 ft), including the apse. It has architectural and constructional similarities with the Crusader-period former Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (currently the [Great Mosque of Gaza](/source/Great_Mosque_of_Gaza)).[1]

The church has three entrances. The main entrance is at the western [façade](/source/Fa%C3%A7ade) and has a [portico](/source/Portico) with three [marble](/source/Marble) columns supporting two pointed arches.[20] The column bases date to the Crusader period.[21] A second entrance passes through the former medieval window on the southern side of the west bay, enlarged to become a door opening onto a women's gallery added in the modern period, equipped with stairs for going down to the level of the pavement.[19][22] The third entrance, which offers access from the north side toward the eastern bay, seems to also be of recent date in its current form, probably dating to the 1856 restoration, but retains several medieval elements.[22]

Southern wall with modern entrance to women's gallery (2022)

The thick-walled structure is supported by horizontal marble and [granite](/source/Granite) columns and [pilasters](/source/Pilaster).[2]

Kuwaitis visiting the church during wartime (2 Dec. 2024)

## See also

- [Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip](/source/Destruction_of_cultural_heritage_during_the_Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip)

- [Gaza Baptist Church](/source/Gaza_Baptist_Church), Protestant church of Gaza City

- [Holy Family Church, Gaza](/source/Holy_Family_Church%2C_Gaza), Latin Catholic church of Gaza City

- [List of archaeological sites in the Gaza Strip](/source/List_of_archaeological_sites_in_the_Gaza_Strip)

- [List of oldest church buildings](/source/List_of_oldest_church_buildings)

## References

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## External links

Media related to [Saint Porphyrius Church (Gaza City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Saint_Porphyrius_Church_(Gaza_City)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Église Saint-Porphyre](https://gazahistoire.hypotheses.org/1201) (in French), part of Gaza, inventaire d’un patrimoine bombardé

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