Ambrosios Pleianthidis
Ambrosios Pleiathidis (Greek: Αμβρόσιος Πλειανθίδης, 1872–1922) also known as Ambrosios of Moschonisia was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Moschonisia, in modern Turkey, from February to September 1922. He was executed by the Turkish Army at the end of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
Ambrosios of Moschonisia Αμβρόσιος Μοσχονησίων | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Moschonisia | |
| Church | Greek Orthodox Church |
| In office | February – September 1922 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1872 Smyrna, Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1922 Moschonisia, Ottoman Empire |
He is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church as Hieromartyr (Greek: ιερομάρτυρας) and his feast day is celebrated on the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross each year (September 7–13).
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