Ezra Church

Ezra Church is an Orthodox church built in honor of St. George, which is revered among Muslims.

Ezra Church is considered the oldest Christian building in Syria. The temple was built in 515 on the site of a pagan sanctuary and belongs to the architecture of the Merovingian era. In the temple are the relics of St. George, who is one of the most revered saints among the military. The relics are located under the main altar.

The church and its dome were made of stone, but the latter collapsed during an earthquake in the early nineteenth century. Now the dome is wooden, it was built at the expense of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, who visited the temple.