St. Gregory Dekapolite (ca. 762-842). Monk born in Irenopolis, one of the cities of the Decapolis of Isauria. He moved from the monastic life to the anchorite life, going on pilgrimage to various places until he died in Constantinople. Portrait. Fresco. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

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