Triantafyllos (saint)

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Triantafyllos
Born approx. 1665 (Zagora)
Deceased August 8, 1680
Place of worship Zagora

The Holy Triantaphyllos ( Greek . Τριαντάφυλλος * about 1665 , † 8. August 1680 ) is a martyr and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church . He was born in Zagora , the then Ottoman- controlled area of Greece , and lived as a fisherman in Constantinople . One day he was captured and tortured by the Turks while fishing because he refused to renounce his Christian faith and did not confess to Islam . He died under torture. According to legend, God rewarded his sacrifice by giving off a lovely fragrance from his bones.

A small church was built in his honor in Zagora.

Individual evidence

  1. PDF pager. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
  2. Saint Triantafyllos the Martyr: OMHKSEA. Retrieved February 20, 2019 (American English).

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