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Blessed Romanus Of Athos

Also known as: Romanus the Neomartyr; Romanos…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

5 January; 6 January on some calendars; 16 February on some calendars

Born

17th century Crete or central Greece

Died

Thrown into a dry well to starve for 40 days, and then beheaded in 1694 in Constantinople

Biography

Blessed Romanus of Athos, also known as Romanus the Neomartyr or Romanos, was a pious and illiterate man who lived during the 17th century in either Crete or central Greece. After embarking on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, Romanus sought spiritual guidance at the esteemed monastery of Saint-Sabas on Mount Athos.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Feast Days

January 5January 6February 16
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