New Martyr George of Philadelphia in Asia Minor (Mt. Athos) (1794)

Commemorated October 2

He was born in Philadelphia, Asia Minor, and enticed by the Turks into Islam. He deeply repented for his apostasy and again accepted the faith in Christ. The Turks beheaded him after torturing him for this in the year 1749 in the city of Karatas.

Source: Crkveni Kalendar