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George (Karslidis) of Drama

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[[Image:GeorgeKarslidis1.jpeg|right|thumbnail|St. George (Karslidis) the New Confessor of Drama]]Saint '''George (Karslidis) the New Confessor of Drama''' (π. Γεώργιος Καρσλίδης ) was a Pontian born , in Georgia under the Soviet Union in , 1901. During this time, his family was persecuted and he was left orphaned at three years of age. When he was six, he retreated into a cave filled with snow. He spent most of his later life in the village of Sipsa (now identified as ''Taxiarches'') in Drama of Northern Greece, where he also established a small monastery there. He slept in the Lord [[November 4]], 1959 and was [[canonised]] by the [[Patriarch]] [[November 2]], 2008. The elder was well known for his miracles and prophecies. The church commemorates his memory [[November 4]].
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