George I of Antioch | |
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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
See | Antioch |
Installed | 758 |
Term ended | 790 |
Predecessor | Athanasius Sandalaya |
Successor | Joseph |
Personal details | |
Died | 1 December 790 Monastery of Mar Bar Sawma |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 7 December |
Venerated in | Orthodox Christianity |
George of Beltan (Syriac: Mor Gewargis) was the Patriarch of Antioch (as George I) and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 758 until his death in 789 or 790.[1]