George the Confessor

Saint George the Confessor (Greek: Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής), also known as Saint George of Antioch, was the Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia in the 8th century. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, and his feast day is 19 April.

Saint George the Confessor
Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia
Died814
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church[1]
Feast19 April

Biography

In his youth, George became a monk and gained renown for his piety, and was later ordained bishop of Antioch in Pisidia.[2] In 754, George attended the iconoclast Council of Hieria in Constantinople, which banned the veneration of icons. However, as an iconodule, George refused to comply with the rulings of the council and was subsequently exiled by Emperor Constantine V.[3] He later returned from exile and attended the restoration of the veneration of icons at the Second Council of Nicaea in 787.[4]

George criticised the restoration of iconoclasm at the onset of the reign of Emperor Leo V, and once more refused to remove icons from churches within his diocese.[2] The emperor banished George, who died in exile in 814.[4] For his dedication to the Orthodox Church, George was named a Confessor of the Faith.[3]

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References
  1. Watkins (2015), p. 276.
  2. "St George the Confessor and Bishop of Antioch, in Pisidia". Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. "Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής Ἐπίσκοπος Πισιδίας". ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ (in Greek). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. "St. George of Antioch". Catholic Online. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

Bibliography
  • Watkins, Basil (2015). The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. Bloomsbury Publishing.
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