It is located about two hundred meters (yards) away from the Garden Tomb,[1] a popular site of Anglican and Protestant pilgrimage and devotion.

Most missionaries present in Palestine at the time were Evangelical Anglicans, but Blyth was from the Anglo-Catholic party of the Church of England.

"He bought land in east Jerusalem where he built his cathedral and a missionary college, both called St. George's, making them the headquarters of a mission program independent of the two evangelical societies.

[4] For this reason, St. George's contains a pool – a rarity in Anglican churches – which allows baptisms to be done through immersion, per Orthodox custom.

St. George's College is located on the grounds and offers continuing theological education for clergy and laity from around the world.