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SAINT GEORGE (KARSLIDIS) OF DRAMA 10013 Our righteous father George (Karslidis) the New Confessor of Drama was born in Argyroupolis, Pontos in 1901 of pious parents, Savva Karslides and Sophia. At baptism he received the name Athanasius. He is known to have been in Georgia, Armenia, and Russia. before spending most of his life in the village of Sipsa (now identified as Taxiarches) in Drama of Northern Greece. In 1941, the Bulgarians captured the elder and led him to be butchered. He followed without protest and when they arrived at the place, he prayed and with calmness asked them to proceed with their work. They abandoned him out of fear and ran away. He established a small monastery in Drama and slept in the Lord there November 4, 1959 which. He was glorified by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 2, 2008. The elder was well known for his miracles and prophecies. The church commemorates his memory on November 4. He is one of few saints known to bear an imprint of the sign of the cross on his skull.

Feast Day: 4th November