Icon of Saint George
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Title
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Icon of Saint George
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Description
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This is a digital reproduction of an icon depicting Saint George defeating the dragon, held in St. George Church which is under St. Nicholas Church, Beit Jala, a short distance from Bethlehem. The icon is painted in the Jerusalem Style of the 19th and early 20th century and is located at the wall of the church on the right side next to the iconostasis. The size of the icon is 118.5 X 98 cm. The Arabic inscription reads: "The Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer" and the Greek inscription read: "Saint George".
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Identifier
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pn_sn_stg_9120875
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Subject
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Bethlehem
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Palestine
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St. Nicholas Icons collection
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Beit Jala
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devotional objects
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icons
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Orthodox Bethlehem
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saints
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License
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IN COPYRIGHT This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. To use this item you need to obtain permission from the rights holder. To request permission to use the item as defined by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use, please contact the Planet Bethlehem Archive administrators.
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Creator
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Unknown
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Contributor
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Faten Nastas Mitwasi
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Jabra Mitwasi
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Type
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Egg tempera on wooden panel
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Source
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St.Nicholas Church, Beit Jala
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Language
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Arabic and Greek
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Spatial Coverage
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31.716105626668842/ 35.189589871
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Rights Holder
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Faten Nastas Mitwasi and Jabra Mitwasi.
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Temporal Coverage
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1850 - 1880
