Zorzes the New Martyr

Holy New Martyr Zorzes is a new martyr commemorated in the Orthodox calendar. The name Zorzes is a Greek popular form of George, and the title "new martyr" shows that he suffered in the time of Ottoman rule, after the fall of Constantinople. The sources at hand do not preserve details of his life, trial and death.

The Church counts him among the new martyrs who confessed Christ in death. In our records he appears as Zorzes the New Martyr.