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New Martyr

Michael Mavroudis

New martyr of Thessalonica

A new martyr of Thessalonica, who suffered under Ottoman rule for the Orthodox faith.

Feast
March 10old style March 23
Reposed
154416th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Michael Mavroudis of Thessalonica was a bread merchant. The Azbyka page says that he was burned by the Turks in the year 1544 for refusing to accept Islam, and notes that his name is not found in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church. Michael is commemorated on 23 March, in the new style. No other details of his life are preserved there.

Commemorated the same day March 10