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Saint Manuel the Cretan

New martyr
Crete
Feast day: March 15

Group icon: Manuel the Cretan, Aristobulus and Agapius. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar

A life of faith

The calendar commemorates Manuel as a new martyr from Crete. His name also appears on the associated painted icon.

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