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New Martyr · 19th century

Agathangelus of Esphigmenou

Also known as Agathangelos the New Martyr

A former sailor who became a monk of Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos and was martyred for refusing to embrace Islam.

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