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Venerable (Monastic) · 19th century

Venerable Nikephoros of Chios

Also known as Nicephorus of Chios · Georgios

A monk and teacher of Chios who composed services and lives for the new martyrs and labored to preserve Orthodox learning and piety under Ottoman rule.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints