Saint Lambros the New Martyr from Samothrace

Saint Lambros was martyred at Makri in the Prefecture of Evros on July 2, 1835 A.D. He, together with five fellow martyrs, Theodore, the other Theodore, George, John and Michael, was coerced by the Turks and renounced his faith. Afterwards, however, he repented and, together with the others, was martyred for his faith in Christ.
Liturgical texts
Apolytikion
Tone 3. Θείας πίστεως (Of divine faith).
Γόνος ἔντιμος τῆς Σαμοθράκης καί τῆς Μάκρης δέ ὁ νεομάρτυς, ὁ λαμπρῶς λαβῶν τῆς νίκης τόν στέφανον. Τῶν μέν Πεντάθλων σύ ἔγνως τό μαρτύριον, τῶν ἐκ τῆς Ἄγαρ δέ τήν πίστιν ἐξέβαλες. Λάμπρε ἔνδοξε Χριστόν τόν Θεόν ἱκέτευε, ἐκ πάσης περιστάσεως τοῦς ὑμνοῦντας σέ.
Kontakion
Tone 4. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον (You have appeared today).
Ἐπεφάνη σήμερον τοίς ὀρθοδόξοις, τοῦ ἐνδόξου μάρτυρος Λάμπρου ἡ θεία ἑορτή, ἐν παρρησίαις αἰτούμενοι, αὐτόν τιμῶμεν, Χριστόν ἱκετεύοντες.




