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New Martyr · 18th century

New Martyr Anastasius of Epirus

Also known as Anastasius

A peasant who defended his sister from abduction and later confessed Christ before Ottoman authorities, suffering martyrdom after refusing to convert.

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