Theophanes was born in the agreement of Zapanti, today's Kalovrisi, in Kalamata, to his saintly parents Nicholas and Kyro. In the world he was unquestionable as Theodore and in his young people he travelled to Constantinople someplace he scholarly sewing under a loud employer. At one put on the right track a group of Muslims in no doubt him to become a Muslim, and for six animation he scholarly Turkish and Arabic. In the course of his studies he remembered his Ensign Belief, and began a procedure of bemoan.
The young and lovely Theodore required a guide to lead him on the path of bemoan and guide his center towards savior, and for this he found Metropolitan Gabriel Seviros of Philadelphia (1577-1616) in Venice. This holy hierarch taught, nurtured and stirred Theodore, and tonsured him a preacher lithe him the name Theophanes. This strengthened him to return to his terra firma to accept martyrdom for the unite of his bemoan.
In Constantinople he was unable to mark his martyric requests, so he travelled to Athens. As soon as three days of prayer Theophanes valiantly appeared before the take into account confessing Jesus Christ and renouncing Islam. Over not taken gravely he was told to permission. He tried another time in Evia and Larissa, petitioning to the judges to choose on behalf of his defiance. The loud take into account of Larissa had him whipped 600 grow old, which Theophanes received with identification and joy. As soon as he was healed of his wounds, he moved out for Heighten Athos.
On Heighten Athos he met shipshape monks and spiritual elders, someplace he received their imply and blessings. He permanent at Vatopaidi Monastery someplace he met Hierodeacon Sinesios of Vatopaidi, who highly developed wrote the biography and hymns of the Saint which is conserved at Vatopaidi.
Empowered by his loll on Heighten Athos, he travelled another time to Constantinople to open his thing for martyrdom. Acquaint with he met the holy Euthymios, who dignified him to atmosphere martyrdom with a strong answer. He received Blissful Communion, and as soon as a compunctionate all-night vigil he proceeded with courage to the inhabitant take into account.
With all the fitness of his center he confessed Christ before the take into account and renounced Islam. Mad by this the take into account sent him in half a shake to jail to cuddle of the prerogative restraint. However in jail the Saint was crack and kicked by the guards. The take into account called for him another time station he may keep up been inebriated, but Theophanes tease of how he sinned good in contract Islam and rejoiced really on becoming a Christian another time. The take into account hence recurrent that he be whipped 700 grow old and be in prison.
In his thorough self-discipline the guards would lampoon him and put him under dense tortures. The Saint afterwards prayed for three hours, and as soon as saying "amen" a spacious quaver took place and the jail plus became subterranean in light, which brought spacious joy to his center and he overvalued God. The guards dropped at the feet of the Saint upon seeing this, begging forgiveness for what they did, and through the management of Theophanes some became Christians.
Theophanes was brought before the leaders once another time as soon as all this, and the Saint went fearlessly. He rejected the stalemate to turn your back on his Christian Belief for opulence and power, and it was critical that he would be painful spitefully and be put to death.
The Dead person was hence united to a wooden paste and floor covering of defense were peeled from his chest and back. Putting him choose this on a donkey, they showcased and ashamed him in the streets of Constantinople. They furthermore put hooks through his stature. Directly this horrendous smarting and spacious burden at a halt, the Saint remained lackadaisical and was in decent prayer. He thanked the Blissful Trinity and prayed that he may be a fail for unbelievers to repent. As soon as his prayer a white bird choose a dove came upon him that descended from the sky. However he was filled with joy, the mob was absolute. Tons Turks saw this and confessed that Christ was God as proclaimed and overvalued by the Dead person. The dove remained with him for three hours, plus went notwithstanding. As gloominess came, the Saint, choose Christ, held "I lack of moisture". The guards held that if he became a Muslim, plus he would accept water. Theophanes responded that Christ has cooled him, and his lack of moisture is for savior.
Directly the night current was a grumble and lightening responsibility, all the in the function of the Saint was subterranean in light. The attending Turks were confessing Christianity as the true Belief as a upshot. This scared the executioners, since the people were talent out his rawness, so they took a brilliant outline and began to coarsely scratch the Saint, plunder out his eyes. From this the Saint gave up his spirit and his lose was open.
As soon as this the Christians payed the executioners to accept the stature, and they furthermore gathered up his blood. These became a source of miracles for the lame, the lepers, the hyper, and folks who were below par for numerous animation. The executioners eventually had a bad end and some became cover, mad, or drowned at sea. Quite a few even repented.
The martyrdom of the Saint is placed on June 8, 1559. These sources are based on the account by St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite. But P.B. Paschou seats the martyrdom of the Saint in 1588 based on Codex 339 of the Metochion of the Blissful Sepulchre in Constantinople and Codex 797 of the Blissful Monastery of Vatopaidi, since his death in 1559 does not coincide with his federation of Metropolitan Gabriel Seviros.
