St. Philoumenos of Jacob’s Well

1913–1979 · Jacob’s Well, Nablus · Feast November 29

Philoumenos Hasapis was a Cypriot monk who served for decades in the Holy Land. From 1979 he was keeper of the church over Jacob’s Well in Nablus, where Christ met the Samaritan woman. A fanatic who demanded the removal of the icons attacked him during Vespers and killed him with an axe. He was glorified in 2009.

Feast: November 29 (New Calendar)
Lived: 1913–1979
Place: Jacob’s Well, Nablus

Open on the globe Patron saint page All of Orthodox World

Also here

St. Photini the Samaritan Woman St. Chariton the Confessor St. John Jacob the Hozevite St. George the Great Martyr St. Euthymius the Great Sts. Joachim and Anna

Walk with the saints, together

The Eastern Cross is an Orthodox Christian community on Discord, with a daily bulletin that tells you what today’s fast allows.

Request Entry