Saint George of Antioch

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• 19 April

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Monk. Bishop of Antioch, Pisidia. Attended the Second Council of Nicea in 787. Opposed the iconoclasts, for which he was exiled by Emperor Leo V, the Armenian.

Died

• 815 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint George of Antioch“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 April 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>