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Patriarch George of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch
SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 7 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
701
Died
790
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
George of Beltan (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܕܒܥܠܬܐܢ, Mor Gewargis d-Bʿeltan) was the Patriarch of Antioch (as George I) and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 758 until his death in 789 or 790.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q1172723 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — George of Beltan (CC BY-SA)
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