▁Sultan ▁of ▁the ▁A yy ub id ▁dynast y ▁( re igned ▁ 1 1 7 1 – 9 3 ). ▁A ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁standing . ▁ ▁Christians ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁continue ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day , ▁and ▁the ▁custom ▁has ▁been ▁adopted ▁in ▁Muslim ▁tradition ▁via ▁identification ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁with ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁Al - K h id r ▁and ▁an ▁association ▁in ▁folk ▁belief ▁with ▁medicine ▁and ▁he aling . ▁In ▁Palest in ian ▁culture , ▁the ▁fe ast ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May . ▁The ▁fe ast ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁town ▁of ▁al - K h ader , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Beth le hem . ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁fe ast ▁attract ed ▁Arab s ▁from ▁throughout ▁Palest ine ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁George . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 6 ▁May , ▁Palest in ian ▁Christians ▁from ▁Beit ▁J ala , ▁Beth le hem , ▁Beit ▁Sah our ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁would ▁march ▁in ▁a ▁process ion ▁to ▁the ▁monaster y . ▁ ▁In ▁Mos ul , ▁northern ▁Ira q , ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Mon aster y ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁IS IS ▁milit ants . ▁ ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁( J eries ) ▁ ▁is ▁celebrated ▁widely ▁in ▁Jordan , ▁especially ▁in ▁a ▁town ▁near ▁Am man