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New Martyr John the New of Suceava

Also known as John the New of Sochi · John of Trebizond

A devout Orthodox merchant of Trebizond who, betrayed by a envious shipmaster and falsely accused, withstood every torment at Belgrade on the Dnieper rather than deny Christ; his relics now rest at Suceava.

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OCA titles him 'of Sochi'; widely known as John the New of Suceava.

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