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[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes110h.JPG|thumb|right|Interior of Church of St. Phanourios. Rhodes]]
[[Image:Phanourios.JPG|thumb|right|Contemporary icon of St. Phanourios]]
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-[[martyr]] '''Phanourios''' (also ''Fanurius, Fanourios, Phanurius, Phanourius'') the Newly Appeared '''of Rhodes''', the Miracle-Worker, is commemorated by the Church on [[August 27]]. There is no literature available in the church prior to discovering his little church in Rhodes so not much is known about St. Phanourios's life other than the images of his martyrdom on his [[icon]].
The only literary evidence that supports a historical date, relating to this saint, is documented in the book ''Lives of the Saints'', which testifies that the icon in Rhodes was discovered, around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes. A recent research paper on folklore<ref> [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5501013/The-folk-cult-of-St.html The folk cult of St]</ref> suggests that there are two manuscripts. The first is the mention of a miracle included in the ''Cod. Vat. Gr. 1190'' (dating from 1452 and written in Crete) and was published in the ''Acta Sanctorum''. The second manuscript originates from Heraklion, dating from 1600-1640 (Vassilakes-Mavrakakes 1980-81, p. 226). Both of these manuscripts describe a miracle that took place in Rhodes which caused the saint's fame to spread from Rhodes to Crete.
# In this image, it is obvious that the Roman magistrate has sentenced the saint to the executioners for remaining unmoved in Station 6. The saint is again shown naked with executioners torching (burning) his body.
# At this station, the executioners are now using mechanical means to torture the saint. He appears tied to an apparatus that rotates to crush his bones. Though his body is truly suffering intensely for God, the look on his face is peaceful and patient.
# His executioners watch as the Saint is thrown into a pit with wild beasts. The wild beasts circle around him as if they are lambs and share companionship with him.
# The saint is removed from the pit to be crushed under the weight of a huge boulder.
# Unsuccessful, the executioners now place hot coals into his palms to force the saint to sacrifice at their pagan alter. In this image, their is an image of a dragon, representing the devil, flying away and crying at the saints victory even over this torture.
# The final scene shows his martyrdom. He is in a large kiln, standing on a stool with flames and smoke all around him. The Saint is shown in prayer.
==Phanouropita==
*''St. Phanourios - His Life and Miracles'' ([http://www.saint-spyridon.org/KentroofOrthodoxMartyria.dsp available in English])
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html Translation of the Life of St Phanourios] by George Lardas.
* Marianthi, Kaplanoglou. ''"The Folk Cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its Relationship with the International Tale Type 804."'' '''Folklore''' 1(2006):54.
==External links==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=108969 St Phanourius] ([[OCA]])
*[http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_50_92&products_id=397&osCsid=d8fdf9cfc419ac85ec59a5ec88fa7b0b St. Phanurius Icons for sale HTM] (HOCNA)
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=584 Phanourios the Great Martyr & Newly Appeared of Rhodes] (GOARCH)
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html The Holy and Glorious Great Martyr St. Phanourios the Newly-Manifest Whose memory we celebrate on 27 August] translated by Fr. George Lardas from the ''Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church'' (in Greek), 4th ed. (Athens, 1974), Vol. VIII, pp. 470-474.
===Phanouropita===
*[http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html St Phanourios (Phanurios), newly revealed, of Rhodes.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041225151026/http://www.saintdemetriosgoc.com/sd/nv1i3p6.htm ''Archive of'' Phanouropita]
*[http://www.prosphora.org/page20.html#St.%20Phanourios%20Bread%20(Fanouropita) St. Phanourios Bread (Fanouropita)]
*[http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/goodgirl/1215/stfanourios.htm Of Cakes and Miracles]
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