New Martyr · 18th century
New Martyr Niketas of Nisyros
Also known as Niketas of Nisyros near Rhodes
A young man of the island of Nisyros who, having been drawn into Islam, returned to Christ in repentance and confessed Him openly, receiving the crown of martyrdom under the Turks.
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Notes
Not Niketas the Stylite or Niketas of Chalcedon.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints