Ανώνυμος παις εκ Κρήτης μαρτυρήσας εν Αλεξανδρεία (κατ’ Ιούλιον του 1810) : εν αγιολογικόν σημείωμα του Πατριάρχου Αλεξανδρείας Θεοφίλου Γ΄
Part of : Θεολογία : τριμηνιαία έκδοση της Ιεράς Συνόδου της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος ; Vol.54, No.4, 1983, pages 868-883
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From the archives of the former of blessed memory Metropolitan of Canada Anatolios (f 26.6.1976) is published an hagiologic text of Theophilos III, Patriarch of Alexandria (1805-1825, f January 24, 1833) regarding a certain anonymous Neomartyr from Crete, of Alexandrian descent, martyred in July of 1810.This particular anonymous Neomartyr, employed by a certain Turk in Alexandria, not only refused the lewd and foul desires and suggestions of his master, but violently forced to yield to these, he murdered his master «as did Phinehas [slay] the Midianite» (Numbers 25,6-11).When his action became known, he was led to the Turkish judge he denied «becoming livid» and confessed Christ. Whereupon he was sentenced to death at the gallows in July of 1810. When Patriarch Theophilos was informed of the event by the abbot Gerasimos of the Monastery of St. Sabbas of Alexandria, he noted in a page of the Lexicon of Yarinos Phavorinos found in the Library of the Averof Gymnasium of Alexandria the aforementioned published note whereby he relates the occurance and certifies that this courageous Confessor of Christ who was hung «martyr and saint is considered and more justified than Phinehas» for his martyrdom, and that his name «by his own blood was written in the book of life».Thus, this author recommends to the Church of Alexandria and Grete that they record this Neomartyr in their local books of the lives of Saints so that his memory way be panegyrically celebrated yearly during the month of July on a day of common agreement with the following indication:«On this day [we commemorate] the memory of the holy child from Grete who died in martyrdon in the year 1810 in Alexandria by hanging»and the verses:«By his fate he manly controls the sodomists Maintaining a clean body and mocking them. Proclaming Christ with all his strength Victoriously crowned with the crown of imperishableness».
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