New Martyr · 19th century
Niketas of Serres
Also known as New Martyr Niketas of Pojani and Serres · Niketas the Albanian
A monk of the Russian monastery of Saint Panteleimon on Mount Athos who, longing for martyrdom, went to Serres where he confessed Christ before the Turks and was put to death.
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Notes
Martyred 1808 under Ottoman rule.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; en.wikipedia.org