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Not much is known about St Phanourios's life because all evidence of his life has been destroyed with time. The only evidence that supports a historical date, relating to this saint, is documented in the book "Lives of the Saints", which testifies that his icon was discovered, in Rhodes, around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes.
In the church we have the tradition of [[saints for special purposes]]. St Phanourios is
==Discovery of the icon==
:4. The saint is now in prison. He is illustrated completely naked with the soldiers ripping his flesh apart with some sort of iron implement.
:5. The saint is still in prison. In this station, he is shown praying to God, perhaps to give him strength to endure his tortures.
:6. Next, we the saint is standing in front of the Roman magistrate again defeding defending his position. The expression on the face of the saint is calm.:7. In this image, it is obvious that the Roman magistrate has sentenced the saint to the executioners for remaining unmoved in Station 6. The saint is again shown naked with executioners torching (burning) his body.
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==the Phanouropita cake==
The tradition of the Phanouropita cake is a cultural creation rather than a Holy Tradition, though it has been welcomed and adopted into the church as formal blessing service.
The pita is small and round, like a cake, and should be made using either 9 ingredients or 11. The basic ingredients include sifted flour, sugar, cinnamon and oil.
The reason behind this tradion
