Gregory of Dekapolis
Gregory of Dekapolis | |
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Miniature of Saint Gregory of Dekapolis, from the Menologion of Basil II, ca. 985 | |
| the New Miracle-Worker | |
| Born | before 797 Irenopolis (modern-day İkizçınar, Turkey) |
| Died | 20 November 842 or earlier Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | |
| Feast | November 20 |
Saint Gregory of Dekapolis or Gregory Dekapolites (Greek: Όσιος Γρηγόριος ο Δεκαπολίτης, romanized: Hagios Gregórios Dekapolitēs; before 797 – 20 November 842 or earlier) was a 9th-century Byzantine monk, notable for his miracle-working and his travels across the Byzantine world. He is known as "the New Miracle-Worker" (ο νέος θαυματουργός, ho neos thaumatourgos), and his feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church is on November 20.