{"product_id":"40-paterikon-for-kids-the-holy-forty-martyrs-copy","title":"38 Paterikon for Kids - The Holy Five New Martyrs of Samothrace","description":"\u003cp\u003eApril 19. \u003cspan style=\"color: #cccccc;\"\u003e(May 2).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Five were martyred for Christ on the Monday after Thomas Sunday in 1836 in the village of Makre, on the seashore of Thrace, right across the Thracian Sea from Samothrace. Their Holy Relics are treasured in the Theotokos, Chora, and Samothrace Church of the Dormition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamothrace is one of the Northernmost islands of Greece. There are more Greek islands to the North of Samothrace, but albeit they liberated themselves from the yoke of the Hagarenes, they were assigned to the state that succeeded the so-called Ottoman Empire. The Hagarenes martyred these five saints, and we believe their intercessions with Christ kept their island free to worship Christ. As the local bishop says, their sober bravery is worth emulating by other Orthodox youths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is noteworthy that, according to available records, all citizens of Samothrace possess a copy of this Paterikon. Praise be to God, and gratitude towards the area's bishop is due.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe names of the Five Holy New Martyrs\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eof Samothrace are:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmanuel Papayiannakis,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Lemonoudas,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheodore Kalakikos,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGeorge Akamatis\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGeorge Kourounis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhich of the Five will be your kid's patron saint?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excellent little Paschal gift for your Sunday School children or a baptismal keepsake!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Potamitis Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577149456672,"sku":null,"price":13.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/files\/38_english_1024x1024_2x_png.webp?v=1790367283","url":"https:\/\/stnick.ca\/products\/40-paterikon-for-kids-the-holy-forty-martyrs-copy","provider":"St Nicholas Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}