Collection of the Holy Relics of Saint George the Great Martyr and Trophy Bearer and Commemoration of the opening of his Temple in Lydda, Joppa
Date of celebration: 03/11
After the cessation of the persecutions and the prevalence of Christianity throughout the Roman state, under Constantine the Great, the Christians erected a magnificent Temple in Lydda of Joppa, where they moved the holy relic of the Great Martyr George, so that they could now worship it without fear.
The inauguration of the Church took place after the deposition of the Holy Relic on November 3rd and since then every year our Church, on this day, collects the Holy Relics of the Great Martyr, to the glory of God.