Euthymius of Sardis

Euthymius of Sardis
The martyrdom of Euthymius of Sardis, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
Born751 or 754
Ouzara
Died26 December 831
St. Andrew Island
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
FeastOrthodox: December 26

Euthymius of Sardis (Greek: Εὐθύμιος Σάρδεων; 751 or 754 – 26 December 831) was metropolitan bishop of Sardis between ca. 785 and ca. 804, and a leading iconophile during the period of Byzantine Iconoclasm. Martyred in 831, he is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, celebrated on 26 December.