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| Holy New Hieromartyr Athanasios of Sparta in Attaleia (Feast Day - October 29) |
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By death receive immortality,
Athanasios the glory of priests.
Athanasios the glory of priests.
The Holy New Hieromartyr Athanasios of Sparta in Attaleia (mod. Antalya) was a priest and martyred in Mudanya in the year 1653. No other details are known of his life. A Canon was composed in his honor by Meletios Syrigos, according to Saint Nikodemos in his New Martyrology.