Relics & Shrines
Tradition holds that after his execution his body was cast into the sea by Ottoman authorities but was recovered by the captain of a passing ship, who carried it to Russia, where Orthodox Christians gave it burial.
New Martyr Unknown
New Martyr George of Attalia
d. 1823
Also known as George of Antalya
A new martyr of Attalia; no details of his life are preserved on the page.
Feast Day
June 25
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Commemorated as
The Holy New Martyr George of Attalia
Life
George of Attalia, also called George of Krini, was a Greek Orthodox new martyr who suffered during the period of the Greek Revolution and is commemorated on June 25. According to tradition, he was born in the province of Attaleia (Antalya) in Asia Minor to wealthy Christian parents, but as an infant he was taken by the regional governor, renamed Mehmed, and raised within an Ottoman household, in time marrying the governor's daughter.
Having learned of his Christian birth, he returned to the faith and openly confessed it during a confrontation with his former father-in-law. He was imprisoned, tortured, and put to death at Krini in Asia Minor in 1823 for refusing to renounce Christianity.
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- Asia Minor, late 18th century Birth and abduction By tradition he was born in the province of Attaleia (Antalya) to wealthy Christian parents and, while still an infant, was taken by the local governor, renamed Mehmed, and raised in an Ottoman household.
- Adulthood Return to Christianity After learning of his Christian origin, he fled to the Holy Land, later settling at Krini (Cesme) in Asia Minor and marrying an Orthodox Christian.
- June 25, 1823 Martyrdom at Krini After confessing himself a Christian before his former father-in-law, he was imprisoned and tortured, then hanged at Krini for refusing a final demand to renounce the faith.
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Notes
Honest stub; OCA gives no detail. Not the Great Martyr George. Flagged for review.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints