Nicholas of Exi Marmara

Nicholas of the parish of Exi Marmara was a Christian of Constantinople, put to death for his faith in 1732, or according to some in 1742. He is honoured as a new martyr and is commemorated on 12 November. He has no known canonization.

The details of his life have not been kept. It is known only that he suffered at Constantinople for his Christian piety and that his name is linked with the district of Exi Marmara (Altimermer in Turkish), within the Theodosian walls, a district with many Christians until the nineteenth century. The parish church of the district, dedicated to the Mother of God Gorgoepikoos, was known for a wonderworking icon to which thousands of pilgrims came.

The icon was burned in the riots of September 1955, when the whole church complex was set on fire, and the church was renovated in 1965. The saint's commemoration is kept on 12 November.