Manuel of Crete

New Martyr

Commemorated March 15

The New Martyr Manuel of Crete was a Christian of the eighteenth century who during his childhood was captured by Muslim Turks and compelled to convert to Islam . After growing to be an adult, he confessed his faith in Christ and returned to being a Christian . For being an apostate to Islam, Manuel was beheaded on the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea in the year 1792. He is commemorated on March 15 .