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[[Image:Neomartyr Philoumenos.jpg|right|thumb|New Martyr Archimandrite Philoumenos (+1979), keeper of the Greek Orthodox monastery of [[Jacob's Well]] in Samaria (Nablus, West Bank).]]
[[New Martyrs|New martyr]] Archimandrite '''Philoumenos (Hasapis)'''<ref group="note">Of Father Philoumenos' surname, his spiritual son Monk Yeghia Yenovkian writes that he was ''"[http://www.roca.org/OA/94/94k.htm Born to the pious Cypriot family of Hasapis]."''. In a [http://www.scribd.com/doc/9195929/- Greek source], published in August 2004 which deals with modern saints of the Orthodox Church, Fr. Philoumenos is referred to in a brief biographical entry as ''"Orountiotis"'' however; this latter term in the Greek refers to his place his origin (i.e. "of the village of [[w:Orounta|Orounta]]") and not to his surname.</ref> (Greek: Π. ''' ''Φιλουμενος ο Κυπριος'' ''', also Π. ''' ''Φιλουμενος Ορουντιωτης'' '''), [[October 15]], 1913 - [[November 16]], 1979, was the [[Igumen]] of the [[Greek Orthodox]] [[Monasticism|monastery]] of [[Jacob's Well]] near the city of Samaria, now called Nablus (Neapolis), in the West Bank.
In a Synodal decision the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem classified him in its [[Hagiography|Hagiologion]] at its 50th Session on September 11, 2009.<ref>Jerusalem Patriarchate - News Gate.''[http://www.jp-newsgate.net/en/2009/11/29/656/ CLASSIFICATION TO THE HAGIOLOGION OF THE MARTYR FILOUMENOS, SUPERIOR OF JACOB’S WELL].'' 29/11/2009.</ref> He was officially glorified by the the [[Church of Jerusalem|Patriarchate of Jerusalem]] on [[November 29]], 2009 (''Old Style''), and is commemorated by the Church on [[November 1629]].<ref name=SYNAX>Great Synaxaristes {{el icon}}: ''[http://synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/1318/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλούμενος ὁ νέος Ἱερομάρτυρας].'' 29Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.</ref><ref group="note">.Father Philoumenos' was martyred on his [[Name day]], November 29th ''(Old Style),'' which is also the feast of the 3rd century [[martyrs]] [http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=103442 Paramon ] and [http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=103444 Philoumen ] (ca. AD 270).</ref> His Beatitude Patriarch [[Theophilus III (Giannopoulos) of Jerusalem|Theophilus III]] presided at the [[Divine Liturgy]], along with the bishops of the Patriarchal see of Jerusalem and a number of bishops from the [[Church of Cyprus]], in addition to a delegation from the [[Church of Russia|Russian Church]].
The life of Father Philoumenos is an example that [[Martyr|martyrdom]] for [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] is not of the past from the Roman Empire or Communist times, but is a reality even in our own day.<ref name="ACROD">Very Rev. Fr. Edward Pehanich. ''[http://www.acrod.org/assets/files/PDFS/Messenger/CM%20-%201-08_Web.pdf Father Philoumenos of Jacobs Well 1913-1979].'' In: '''The Church Messenger''', American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A. Volume LXIV, Number 1, January 27, 2008. Page 7.</ref>
===In the Holy Land===
[[Image:29 nov philoumenos of jacobs well.jpg|right|thumb|St. Philoumenus, Newmartyr of Jacob's well, November 16/29.]]
Afterwards, they both left for Jerusalem, where they attended High School. Upon finishing High School in 1939, Father Elpidios served as a priest in different places, eventually leaving for [[Mount Athos]],<ref group="note">Archimandrite Elpidios died on November 29, 1983.</ref>, while Father Philoumenos joined the monastic [[w:Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre|Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher]] in Jerusalem.<ref name="ACROD"/>
His spiritual son, the Monk Yeghia<ref group="note">Rev. Fr. Hiero[[schemamonk]] Elia (Yenovkian) ([[Holy Synod of Milan|Synod of Milan]]), [[Igumen]] of [http://burningbushmonastery.org/ Paradise Palestinian Hermitage], Ellisville, Mississippi.</ref> wrote these reminiscences of his father in Christ:
After four years his body was exhumed, as is customary among Greek monks. It was found to be substantially incorrupt and had the smell of a beautiful scent. Then the tomb was closed and was reopened during the [[Nativity|Christmas]] season of 1984.<ref name="NOCTOC"/>
On November 17/30, Patriarch [[Diodoros I (Karivalis) of Jerusalem|Diodorus of Jerusalem]], accompanied by various Greek bishops, archimandrites, clergymen and monastics, opened the grave. The coffin was reverently removed from its grave in the cemetery of the [[w:Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre|Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher]] on Mount Sion, and, when the shroud was lifted off, the [[relics]] were found to be substantially incorrupt. The remains were rinsed with wine, and then wrapped in a sheet. A short [[Memorial Services|requiem service]] was then chanted.<ref name="ALL SAINTS"/> His body was then placed in a glass shrine in the northern part of the sacred Holy Altar in Mount Zion.<ref group="note">In the seminary chapel of the [[Church of Jerusalem|Patriarchate of Jerusalem]].</ref><ref name="NOCTOC"/>
Hieromartyr Philoumenos was ranked among the [[Saints]] of the [[Church of Jerusalem]] on [[August 17]]/30, 2008, and from that time, his incorrupt body was transferred to the pilgrimage site of Saint [[Jacob's Well]] where he had found martyrdom for the love of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]].<ref name="NOCTOC"/><ref group="note">''Notes on Arab Orthodoxy (blogspot). "[http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-hieromartyr-philomenos.html The New Hieromartyr Philoumenos]." Sunday, December 6, 2009.'')<br>
:Nablus (30.11.2009)—Yesterday, at the Orthodox Church of Jacob’s Well in Nablus the beatification of the martyr Philoumenos and the placing of his name in the Synaxarion of saints of the Orthodox Church was officially announced by the Holy Synod. His Beatitude the Patriarch [[Theophilus III (Giannopoulos) of Jerusalem|Theophilus III]] presided at the Divine Liturgy, along with the bishops of the [[Church of Jerusalem|patriarchal see of Jerusalem]] and a number of bishops from the [[Church of Cyprus]], in addition to a delegation from the [[Church of Russia|Russian Church]]. The relics of the saint are preserved in the church in which he was martyred. During the [[Divine Liturgy]], the decision of the Holy Synod to place the martyr Archimandrite Philoumenos in the [[w:Synaxarium|Synaxarion]] was officially announced. His annual commemoration will be [[November 29]], the anniversary of his martyrdom.</ref>
His memory is honored on [[November 1629]],<ref name=SYNAX/29, > especially in the Holy [[Metropolis of Morphou]] of the [[Church of Cyprus]], and the community of Orounta, which observes an all-night long church service in memory of the martyr Saint Philoumenos the New.<ref name="NOCTOC"/>
The Lord has seen fit to allow our generation of Christians to have [[martyrs]] of its own. It is without a doubt that the blood of murdered Orthodox Christians such as Archimandrite Philoumenos in the Holy Land, Hieromonk [[New Martyrs of Optina Pustyn|Vasily and the two Optina monks]] in Russia and Brother [[Jose Muñoz-Cortes|Jose Munoz]] in the West, is today’s "seed", which is ripening and will produce a harvest in Christ's Vineyard.<ref>Western American Diocese: Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (News Archive). ''[http://www.wadiocese.com/enews.php?id=C10_82_14 The 10th Anniversary of Brother Jose's Repose is Marked in San Francisco].'' October 31, 2007.</ref>
