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Saint Thomas, One of the Zograf Martyrs

Abbot and martyr
Zograf Monastery, Mount Athos · 13th century
Feast day: October 10

Shared icon of the Zograf martyrs with the monastery tower; no individual figure is identified for this profile. Image source: Bulgarian Orthodox Church — Bulgarian Patriarchate

A life of faith

Thomas is remembered as the abbot among the monastic martyrs of Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos. The received account describes him speaking on behalf of the community before the tower was set on fire. The account gives 1276 and 1280 as alternative years. The group is commemorated on October 10.

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