SAINT GEORGE THE NEW MARTYR, OF IOANNINA, GREECE, FULL BODY 8801

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SAINT GEORGE THE NEW MARTYR, OF IOANNINA, GREECE, FULL BODY 8801 The New Martyr George was one of the last victims of the forced recruitment of Christian boys by the Ottomans. Nevertheless, he was able to preserve his Christian faith untainted. He always wore the traditional long foustanella of his village and an embroidered waistcoat, with which he is depicted in icons. He was later persecuted and martyred in the gallows of Ioanina in 1838.

Feast Day: 17th January