St. Philoumenos: The Guardian of Jacob's Well

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Our video is about St. Philoumenos, the guardian of Jacob’s Well. St. Philoumenos was the Igumen of the Orthodox monastery of Jacob's Well near the city of Samaria, now called Nablus (Neapolis), in the West Bank, and was martyred on Nov. 16th,1979. His life is a reminder that martyrdom for Christ is not of the past from the Pagan Roman period, ottoman, or even Communist times, but is a reality even today. The Lord allows for the creation of martyrs, even during these modern times, and preserves their bodies incorrupt and fragrant, thus declaring to us that He is present in our lives even now, performing wondrous works according to His divine will and mercy.