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Saint Christos the Gardener

New Martyr
Constantinople · 18th century
Feast day: February 12

Icon of Christos the Gardener; the painted signature remains visible. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar / Basilica

A life of faith

Christos worked as a gardener in Constantinople. He confessed the Orthodox faith and was executed by beheading in 1748. He is remembered as a new martyr.

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A reflection

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