Martyr
George al-Aswad
A martyr of Damascus, commemorated by the Orthodox Church of Antioch.
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Damascus
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr George al-Aswad of Damascus is counted in the list of Antiochian saints given by Archimandrite Thomas Bitar in 2003 among the martyrs of the time of Ottoman rule, beside David of Aleppo. He was from Damascus.
The source preserves no details of his life, the year or manner of his martyrdom, nor the day of his commemoration. All that is known is that the Church of Antioch keeps his name among her martyrs; the byname al-Aswad means "the black".