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George of Drama
20th-century Orthodox Greek saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George of Drama (Greek: Ὁ Όσιος Γεώργιος της Δράμας, Georgian: დრამის წმინდა გიორგი, January 1, 1901 – November 4, 1959) was a Caucasus Greek elder known for his gifts of spiritual discernment and clairvoyance. He is considered by Eastern Orthodox as a confessor and venerable.
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George of Drama | |
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Venerable Elder and New Confessor | |
Born | Athanasios Karslidis ათანასე კარსლიდისი January 1, 1901 Chadik, Tsalka, Borchaly uezd, Tiflis Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (today Georgia) |
Died | November 4, 1959 Taxiarchis, Drama, Greece |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | November 2, 2008, Monastery of the Ascension of Christ, in Taxiarchis, Drama, by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.[1] |
Major shrine | Relics in Monastery of the Ascension of Christ, in Taxiarchis, Drama.[2] |
Feast | November 4 (ns)[3][4][5] October 24 (os)[6][7] |
Karslidi's relics are kept in the Monastery of the Ascension of Christ, in Taxiarchis, Drama,[2] and he is one of the few saints known to bear an imprint of the sign of the cross on his skull. He was glorified on Sunday November 2, 2008, during the visit to the city of Drama of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,[1][note 1] and his Feast Day is celebrated every year on November 4.[3][4][5]
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided at its meeting of December 24, 2008 to add Karslidis' name to the Menology of the Russian Orthodox Church, establishing his feast day on October 24/November 6.[6][7][note 2]