St. Gregory VPatriarch of Constantinople
Angelopoulos
Hieromartyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood
“I have a premonition that the fish of the Bosphorus will eat my body, but I will die calmly, for the sake of saving my nation.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
1745
Dimitsana, Ottoman Empire
Death
10 Apr (23 Apr) 1821
Ottoman Empire
Life path
- Monk
- Patriarch
Undertakings & Callings
- Asceticism
Sufferings
- Exile
- Execution
Eras
- Greek Revolution
- Turkish yoke