Jan 8, 2010

St. George the Chozebite

January 8: George the Chozebite.

Saint George lived at beginning of the ninth century in Palestine, in a certain monastery called Hozeva. The monastery lies in a great ravine between Jerusalem and Jericho:





Monastery of St. George the Chozebite, Wadi Qelt (On the road from Jerusalem to Jericho). Image source: Monasticism - OrthodoxWiki.

References:
George the Chozebite — Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

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