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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Neophytos

A saint who died in 1466, commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.

Feast
November 3old style November 16
Reposed
146615th century

Life

Holy Hieromartyr Neophytos was metropolitan of Old Patras in the fifteenth century. He led the Metropolis of Patras between 1460 and 1466 and headed a movement of uprising against the Ottomans.

During his ministry the Venetians came by sea to the city, landed and plundered the countryside, fighting with the Turks. The Turks prevailed, took prisoners and executed many of them. The Ottomans, considering Neophytos responsible for the attack of the Venetian fleet on the city and accusing him of having called them, arrested him. On Monday, 10 August 1466, he was executed by impalement.

Commemorated the same day November 3