Middle East
Lebanon
Beirut Governorate

Saint George Orthodox Cathedral

Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and its dependencies.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church and museum in Beirut
  • Also known as: “Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nejmeh Square and Muhammad al-Amin Mosque.

Square
Photo: Haster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Place de l'Étoile is the central square in the of , . It is home to the Lebanese Parliament and its complementary buildings, two cathedrals, a museum, and several cafes and restaurants.

Mosque
Photo: NicolasGaron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni Islam , located in downtown , Lebanon. In the 19th century, a zawiya was built on this site. is situated 150 metres southeast of Saint George Orthodox Cathedral.

Church
Saint Elias Greek Catholic Cathedral is a Melkite Greek Catholic cathedral located in downtown , , dedicated to Saint Elias, completely restored after the Lebanese Civil War on previous constructions dating to a Choueirite convent from the 19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Idriss Square and Downtown Beirut.

Locality
is a square in downtown , .

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is the central district of Beirut, with its outdoor cafes restaurants and high end designer stores. The inner area around Nejmeh Square is pedestrian-only. is to its east, while , , Manara and to its west.

Neighborhood
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is the former Jewish quarter in , , located in .

Saint George Orthodox Cathedral

Latitude
33.89637° or 33° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
35.50517° or 35° 30′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G5QVGW4+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5044815
Open­Street­Map feature
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building=­church
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historic=­yes
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q10661349
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Saint George Orthodox Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس جاورجيوس للروم الأرثوذكس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Georgi yunan pravoslav kafedralı”
  • Chinese: “希腊正教会圣乔治主教座堂 (贝鲁特)”
  • Chinese: “希腊正教会圣乔治主教座堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس جاورجيوس للروم الارثودكس”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Yrjön kreikkalaisortodoksinen katedraali (Beirut)”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Yrjön kreikkalaisortodoksinen katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Georges de Beyrouth”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Georges de Beyrouth”
  • French: “Église Orthodoxe Saint George”
  • Georgian: “ბეირუთის წმინდა გიორგის ბერძნულ-მართლმადიდებლური საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “St. Georg”
  • Greek: “Ελληνορθόδοξος καθεδρικός ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου στη Βηρυτό”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Αγίου Γεωργίου”
  • Hebrew: “הקתדרלה היוונית האורתודוקסית סנט ג’ורג‘”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Ortodoks Yunani Santo Gregorius”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale greco-ortodossa di San Giorgio”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع ارتدکس یونانی جرجیس قدیس”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jerzego w Bejrucie”
  • Polish: “Katedra Świętego Jerzego w Bejrucie”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral Ortodoxa Grega de São Jorge”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala ortodoxă greacă „Sfântul Gheorghe” din Beirut”
  • Serbian: “Саборна црква св. Ђорђа (Бејрут)”
  • Serbian: “Саборна црква Светог Ђорђа у Бејруту”
  • Slovenian: “Grška pravoslavna stolnica sv. Jurija, Bejrut”
  • Spanish: “Catedral ortodoxa griega de San Jorge”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Ortodoxa Griega de San Jorge”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Georg-katedralen”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Görans katedral, Beirut”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Yorgi Rum Ortodoks Katedrali”
  • Uzbek: “Muqaddas Georgiy yunon pravoslav kafedrali”

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