Our Patron Saint: St George (Mor Geevarghese Sahdo)
St. George was born in 280 AD in a
Christian family, in the city of Capadocia, in
Minor Asia. As a young nobleman St George
followed the tradition of the Roman Empire to
join the Roman army. He was a Christian and
struggled to spread the Christian message. When
the Emperor Diocletian in the Roman Empire
became aware of St. George, he did everything in
his power to destroy him because of his
Christian faith. After many assassination
attempts against St. George, the emperor
realized that he could not put an end to his
life so he demanded that he would be beheaded
with a sword. On April 23rd 303 AD
St. George's life ended at 23 years old. He was
buried in his mother's home who was situated by
the beach at Lydda in Palestine. He became a
martyr for the Christian people, since he died
for his faith. On April 23rd of each
year, the day of St. George is celebrated as a
great feast in our church along with many
churches worldwide.
St. George Jacobite Syrian Orthodox
Church, Birmigham belongs to the
Universal Syrian Orthodox Church under
the Patriarch of Antioch and all the
East. It is administered by UK diocese
of Malankara Archdiocese of Universal
Syriac Orthodox Church (Malankara
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church)