Venerable-Martyr 17th century
Monastic Martyr Damascene of the Lavra
Also known as Diamantes
A Constantinopolitan orphan who became a monk and, after a fall into apostasy, repented and confessed Christ, suffering martyrdom under Ottoman rule.
Feast Day
November 13
Their life
A Constantinopolitan orphan who became a monk and, after a fall into apostasy, repented and confessed Christ, suffering martyrdom under Ottoman rule.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints