Gennadios of Dionysiou

Venerable Martyr Gennadios of Dionysiou was a monk of the Holy Monastery of Dionysiou on Mount Athos. At the abbot's urging he went to Constantinople to accompany the monks Boniface and Eudokimos, who were traveling there to become martyrs. When they arrived, the two were afraid of the torments, denied Christ and turned against Gennadios, blaming him for their fruitless journey. They told the authorities that Gennadios had come to Constantinople in order to become a martyr.

The Turks arrested him, threw him in prison and tortured him in various ways, urging him to become a Muslim. The saint remained steadfast in his faith. Seeing that they could not persuade him, they beheaded him on 6 April 1818, and he received the unfading crown of martyrdom. Some of his relics are in Dionysiou Monastery, where he struggled and acquired the virtues of faith. He is commemorated on 6 April (new style; 19 April on the old calendar).