New Martyr · 15th century
New Martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri
Also known as Ephraim the New · Ephraim the Great Martyr
A monk of the mountain of Nea Makri near Athens who was seized by Turkish raiders and martyred after long torture in 1426; in our own time he has become a beloved and swiftly-answering wonderworker.
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Notes
Veneration grew widely in the twentieth century after the discovery of his relics.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints