Venerable-Martyr · 17th century
Monastic Martyr Damascene of the Lavra
Also known as Diamantes
A Constantinopolitan orphan who became a monk and, after a fall into apostasy, repented and confessed Christ, suffering martyrdom under Ottoman rule.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints