Saint Triantaphyllos
Triantafyllos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1662 |
| Died | 1680 |
| Venerated in | Greek Orthodox Church |
| Feast | August 8 |
Triantafyllos (ca. 1665 – August 8, 1680) is a martyr ans saint of the Greek Orthodox Church. He was born in Zagora[1], in then Ottoman-controlled Greece, and was taken captive by the Turks one day while he was working as a fisherman. He was tortured when he refused to renounce his Christian faith and convert to Islam and was eventually killed by his captors.[2]
Notes
- ^ Παπαδόπουλος, Χρυσόστομος (1922). Οι νεομάρτυρες [The Neomartyrs] (in Greek). Athens. p. 29.
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Bibliography
- Παπαδόπουλος, Χρυσόστομος (1922). Οι νεομάρτυρες [The Neomartyrs] (in Greek). Athens.
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