Saint Triantaphyllos Explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Triantaphyllos
Birth Date:1663
Death Date:8 August 1680
Feast Day:August 8
Venerated In:Greek Orthodox Church
Birth Place:Zagora
(modern-day Greece)
Death Place:Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)

Triantaphyllos the Martyr (1663 – August 8, 1680) is a martyr and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church. He was born in Zagora,[1] in then Ottoman-controlled Greece, and was taken captive by the Turks one day while he was working as a fisherman. He was tortured when he refused to renounce his Christian faith and convert to Islam and was eventually beheaded by his captors.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Παπαδόπουλος, Χρυσόστομος. Οι νεομάρτυρες. 1922. Athens. 29. el. The Neomartyrs.
  2. http://childsaints.com/Triantafyllos.htm Child Saints.com