Orthodox New Martyrs

By Nikolaos Argyrelis

Orthodox New Martyrs recounts the lives and deaths of Orthodox Christians who faced persecution, imprisonment, torture, and murder during the twentieth century.

From the destruction of Smyrna in 1922 and the atrocities of World War II to the Chechen War and postwar violence in Kosovo and Metohija, this book follows bishops, priests, monks, civilians, and children caught in some of the century's most violent events.

Drawing on historical research, survivor testimony, archival records, and official Church materials, Nikolaos Argyrelis examines twelve individual and collective accounts, including Saint Alexander Schmorell, Mother Maria Skobtsova, Bishop Gorazd of Prague, and the child martyrs of Jastrebarsko and Sisak.

Written in a documentary narrative style, the book distinguishes formally canonized saints from those remembered as martyrs without official canonization. It offers a concise and carefully sourced account of faith, persecution, and historical remembrance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HP747XKY
• ISBN13: 9798164873585
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"