By origin, Our father among the [[saint]]s '''George the New''' (Свети Ђорђе Кратовац) was a Serb from the town of Kratovo. He was a goldsmith by trade and, in his heart and soul, was a convinced and a devout Christian. George was eighteen years old when the Turks tried to convert him to Islam. George remained as firm as a diamond in his faith. The Turks tortured him with many cruel tortures cruely and then finally burned him at the stake. He suffered and was [[martyr]]ed for the beautiful Faith of Christ on [[February 11]], 1515 A.D. in Sofia, Bulgaria, during the reign of Sultan Selim and was glorified with unfading glory in the heavens. Priest of A [[priest]] from the Serbian colony in Sofia, [[presbyter ]] Peja wrote a ''life Life of new martyr George from Kratovo''. Saint George was glorified in both Serbian and Bulgarina Churches. His feast day is [[May 26]]/[[June8]]
