Prokopios Lazaridis
Saint Prokopios the new-hieromartyr of Iconium | |
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Prokopios Lazaridis, Metropolitan of Iconium. | |
| Born | 1859 Tyana, in Konya Province, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 20 April 1923 Kayseri, Turkey |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 4 November 1992 by Church of Greece |
| Feast | Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (7-13 September) |
Prokopios Lazaridis (Greek: Προκόπιος Λαζαρίδης, 1859–1923) was a Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop, who served as a head in a number of bishoprics during the late Ottoman period. As a bishop of Iconium, modern Konya, in central Anatolia, he was involved with the issue of the creation of the Turkish Orthodox Church. He died in Turkish prison in 1923.
He is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church as Hieromartyr (Greek: ιερομάρτυρας) and his feast day is celebrated on the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross each year (September 7–13).