George the Hungarian

Holy Martyr George the Hungarian was of Hungarian descent and died in the year 1015, on the river Alta, together with his master Prince Boris. With his brothers, the holy Moses and Ephraim, he left his homeland, perhaps because of persecution of the Orthodox. Arriving in Rus, the brothers entered the service of Prince Boris Vladimirovich of Rostov.

George, a faithful servant of the prince, died beside Saint Boris, trying to protect his master with his own body. The killers cut off his head to take the gold neck-⁠chain he wore. His brother, Saint Ephraim of Torzhok, later found his brother's head and took it with him; the martyr's venerable head was buried together with Venerable Ephraim. He is commemorated in the Synaxis of the Saints of Tver, on 18 July (new style).