George (Konissky) was an 18th-century Eastern Orthodox archbishop, theologian, and philosopher. Born in Nizhyn to a noble family, he received an extensive education in multiple languages before becoming a professor and rector at the Academia Mohileana. He served as the Bishop of Mstsislaw, Mogilev, and Orsha, acting as the primary leader for the Orthodox community within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Throughout his career, he was a prominent political and religious figure who worked to protect the rights and properties of the Orthodox Church against competing denominations.