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[thesynaxarium]

Today we also celebrate the New Martyr John of Monemvasia. Saint John was a child of exceptional temperament and was famed in his town for this. During the Turkish occupation, his father was killed, and he and his mother were sold off as slaves. Eventually being bought by the same slave, the mother and son were united. The master of Saint John admired the young boy's hard work and good morals and requested to adopt him as his own son. The only catch was that he must accept the Muslim faith. The young John steadfastly refused so his master turned to flattery and then severe torture, however the faith of the young Martyr remained unwavering. The master eventually took him to the mosque in front of many Muslims who beat him severely, to which his only response was, "I am not a Muslim, I am a Christian and I wish to die as a Christian!" Every day, the master and his wife tried to seduce through flattery and even magic to give into temptation and convert to the Muslim faith, however the young John turned to prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos who protected him from such evil. Soon came the fifteen days of fasting for the Dormition feast. Wanting to break the young child's fast, he tied him to a tree where he starved him for a few days. He then came with meat to entice him to break the fast, however he steadfastly refused to dishonour the Theotokos through eating meat. Even his mother tried convincing him to break the fast out of necessity, however he responded that she should have the faith that Abraham had who was willing to sacrifice his own son, and that being a priest's son himself, he ought to focus on the small things, because if not, it would give way to bigger temptations. Having heard this, the Turkish master, in a rage, ran his sword through the young martyr's heart, granting him the crown of martyrdom at the young age of 15. May the young New Martyr John intercede for us all + #saint #john #saintjohn #stjohn #monemvasia #newmartyr #martyr #new #turk #turkish #turkishoccupation #ottoman #rule #father #mother #son #slave #slavery #prayer #fasting #theotokos #dormition #islam #christianity #christian #abraham #isaac #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Monemvasía, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8kOtfLBTh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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green // rock // blue by Spiros Vathis

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(via Pinterest)

“Monemvasía, Greece 🇬🇷 via: minogiannisvalantis”

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Greek Coffee?☕ Yes Please😍 #greekcoffee #greece🇬🇷 #greekgetaway Presented by IG/@eleniflor 📸🏆 (at Monemvasía, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYWySRBydN/?igshid=12g9grjoy3vsp

[anthrqparia]

— Ένα βήμα πριν το καλοκαίρι. κλικ @dina.tatsi #anthroparia (at Monemvasía, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnehAfhdon/?igshid=17y5gn0ygr3oh

[salantami]

Monemvasía, Greece

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Photo by DiscoverGreece.com

Koróni

Monemvasía, Greece

Monemvasia A medieval castle town where fairy tales come true.

[elladastinkardiamou]

Monemvasía  Visible are: The tail of the Milky Way (left), the constellation of Cassiopeia (left), the Double Cluster in Perseus (left) and the Andromeda Galaxy (right). Photo by Alexandros Maragos - instagram.com/p/B8ULC2ZAlUg/

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discover.greece

Monemvasía, Greece

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[ukdamo]

from Finding My Grandparents in the Peloponnese

Anna Crowe - an excerpt from the longer piece

x

On one face, the cistern built by the Turks, now holding only dust and darkness below its stone vault, where Monemvasía’s

rocky catchment once caught any rain with its bare hands. On the reverse, my mother and her small brother carrying a brimming

pail filled from the stand-pipe at the top of Tregonhawke cliff: down the path they come, balancing the sun between them like a coin.

xi

Flasks and phials, blue-green glass, an amber unguentarium: nothing more lost than the scent they held –

Attar of roses? Chypre? Civet, musk? In a sideboard drawer, a four-inch empty flask breathed out that scent I’ve never found again;

in the same drawer, the Milk Tray box of shells she kept – I’d gathered them for her – with beach-glass, scoured by tides, blue-green, amber.

xii

High above Monemvasía grasses stir, seed heads like minute discs of honesty; fenugreek scents this arid hill, and the path

yields a piece of earthenware, Byzantine yellow glaze with two dark lines like waves; I hold it, and see the willow-pattern china

on their dresser bright with Atlantic glitter. Above this sea, butterfly-blue, grasses and wind confer; a slow intake of breath.

[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate the New Martyr John of Monemvasia. Saint John was a child of exceptional temperament and was famed in his town for this. During the Turkish occupation, his father was killed, and he and his mother were sold off as slaves. Eventually being bought by the same slave, the mother and son were united. The master of Saint John admired the young boy's hard work and good morals and requested to adopt him as his own son. The only catch was that he must accept the Muslim faith. The young John steadfastly refused so his master turned to flattery and then severe torture, however the faith of the young Martyr remained unwavering. The master eventually took him to the mosque in front of many Muslims who beat him severely, to which his only response was, "I am not a Muslim, I am a Christian and I wish to die as a Christian!" Every day, the master and his wife tried to seduce through flattery and even magic to give into temptation and convert to the Muslim faith, however the young John turned to prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos who protected him from such evil. Soon came the fifteen days of fasting for the Dormition feast. Wanting to break the young child's fast, he tied him to a tree where he starved him for a few days. He then came with meat to entice him to break the fast, however he steadfastly refused to dishonour the Theotokos through eating meat. Even his mother tried convincing him to break the fast out of necessity, however he responded that she should have the faith that Abraham had who was willing to sacrifice his own son, and that being a priest's son himself, he ought to focus on the small things, because if not, it would give way to bigger temptations. Having heard this, the Turkish master, in a rage, ran his sword through the young martyr's heart, granting him the crown of martyrdom at the young age of 15. May the young New Martyr John intercede for us all + #saint #john #saintjohn #stjohn #monemvasia #newmartyr #martyr #new #turk #turkish #turkishoccupation #ottoman #rule #father #mother #son #slave #slavery #prayer #fasting #theotokos #dormition #islam #christianity #christian #abraham #isaac #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Monemvasía, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSRDTgMvDl/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Monemvasía, Greece | by @boyephotografy 

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Someone is too hot. Ronnie is chilling. (στην τοποθεσία Monemvasía, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0odMhpC6RzItULxPhJp3ti96Qq-60LiTk5nW00/?igshid=tnvnyu1jxuiy

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