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New Martyr · 17th century

Martyr John of Vlachia

Also known as John of Wallachia · John the Romanian

A young Romanian taken captive who, resisting the lust and threats of his captor and refusing to deny Christ, was put to death at Constantinople.

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