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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Confessor

Paul the Confessor

A confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.

Feast
March 1old style March 14
Reposed
8509th century
Order
Confessors

Life

Saint Paul the Confessor was bishop of Prusias in Bithynia (Asia Minor) in the time of the struggle against the holy icons, in the 8th and 9th centuries. With Theophylact (commemorated 21 March) he boldly defended the holy things, endured many torments and persecutions and died around 850. He was among the tireless defenders of Orthodoxy. Many of the same faith were persecuted, exiled, tortured or killed in those times.

The Church of Georgia commemorates him on 1 March (old style; 14 March new style), and the Greek calendar on 8 March (new style).

Commemorated the same day March 1