Venerable-Martyr · 16th century
Venerable-Martyr Damian of Philotheou
Also known as Damianos of Philotheou · Damian the New Martyr
A monk of Philotheou on Mount Athos who preached repentance in the region of Agrapha during the Turkish yoke. Seized for his preaching, he was tortured and hanged, and his body burned, receiving the crown of martyrdom in 1568.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints