Agathangelos of Lerin

Holy New Martyr Agathangelos of Lerin is a new martyr from Lerin (Florina) in Macedonia, who suffered at Bitola, under Ottoman rule, around the year 1727. His name is tied to the region where he was born and to the city where he received the crown of martyrdom.

Our sources do not preserve details of his life or his trial. The Church honours him among the new martyrs, that is, among those who confessed Christ in the time of Ottoman rule and were put to death for not denying the faith.