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===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 [[Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher]] in Jerusalem.<ref name="ACROD"/>
===Martyrdom===
[[Image:29 nov philoumenos of jacobs wellPhiloumenos.jpg|right|thumb|St. Philoumenus, Newmartyr of Jacob's well, November 16/29.]]
The crowning moment of Father Philoumenos’ earthly [[pilgrimage]] came on [[November 16]]/29, 1979 at the shrine built on the site of [[Jacob's Well]]. The Saint experienced a martyric death at the hands of extremist Jewish Zionists who massacred him with an ax in the evening, while he was performing [[Vespers]] at the Well of Jacob where he lived as a loyal guardian of the Holy Places and centuries old way of life.<ref name="NOCTOC"/>
==Troparia==
[[Image:Agios-ieromartys-filoumenos-parekklision-panagoias-pantanassis-porto-lagos.jpg|right|thumb]]
:'''TROPARION (Tone 3)'''<br>
:Vanquisher of daemons,
