Venerable Martyr
Romanos the New
A venerable new martyr, a monk who gave his life for Christ, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- February 16old style March 1
- Reposed
- 169417th century
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Venerable Martyr Romanos the New was a monk who died a martyr in 1694. He is commemorated on 16 February (new style) in the Greek synaxarion, and his life is told on 5 January.
The hymns call him the adornment of Aspropyrgos and praise his confession before the unbelieving judges by the power of the Comforter. He is honoured as a new martyr and as an adornment of the venerable fathers of Evrytania. A verse of the synaxarion says that he ran to the torments as to a wedding. He should not be confused with Venerable Romanus the hesychast of Tarnovo (died around 1370), commemorated on 17 February.
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