Saint Prokopios the new-hieromartyr of Iconium | |
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| 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.[1]
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).