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New Hieromartyr Father '''John (Karastamatis) of Santa Cruz''' (1937-1985) was the parish priest and one of the founders of the [http://propheteliassantacruz.org/?page_id=2 Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church] in Santa Cruz, California, and a fervent preacher of the [[Introduction to Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox Faith]], for which he was martyred by Satanists in 1985.
His memory is celebrated on [[May 19]], on the eve of the feast of the translation of the holy relics of Saint [[Nicholas of Myra|Nicholas]] the Wonder-worker, because as a child Fr. John had great devotion to St. Nicholas, often visiting the [[St. Nicholas Monastery (Andros, Greece)|Monastery of St. Nicholas of Andros]], Greece.
==In Greece==
