Saint

Triantaphyllos
Born1663
Zagora
(modern-day Greece)
Died8 August 1680
Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Venerated inGreek Orthodox Church
FeastAugust 8

Triantaphyllos the Martyr (1663 – August 8, 1680) is a martyr and 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 beheaded by his captors.[2]

Notes

  1. Παπαδόπουλος, Χρυσόστομος (1922). Οι νεομάρτυρες [The Neomartyrs] (in Greek). Athens. p. 29.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Child Saints.com Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine

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