The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-[[martyr]] '''Phanourios''' (also ''Fanurius, Fanourios, Phanurius, Phanourius'') the Newly Appeared '''of Rhodes''', the Miracle-Worker, is commemorated by the Church on [[August 27]]. There is no literature available in the church prior to discovering his little church in Rhodes so not Not much is known about St. Phanourios's life other than the images of his martyrdom on his [[icon]].

The only literary evidence that supports a historical date, relating to this saint, is documented in From the book ''Lives of the Saints'', which testifies it is known that the icon in Rhodes was discovered, around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes. A 2008 research paper on folklore<ref> [http://0-literature.proquest.com.fama.us.es/searchFulltext.do?id=R03821945&divLevel=0&area=abell&forward=critref_ft "The folk cult of St. Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its relationship with the International Tale Type 804" by Kaplanoglou Marianthi from ''Folklore'', April, 2006.]</ref> suggests that there are two manuscripts. The first is the mention of a miracle included in the ''Cod. Vat. Gr. 1190'' (dating from 1452 and written in Crete) and was published in the ''Acta Sanctorum''. The second manuscript originates from Heraklion, dating from 1600-1640 (Vassilakes-Mavrakakes 1980-81, p. 226). Both of these manuscripts describe a miracle that took place in Rhodes which caused the saint's fame to spread from Rhodes to Crete.

In the Church we have the tradition of [[patron saint]]s. St. Phanourios has become famous for assisting the faithful in revealing lost or hidden spiritual matters of the heart, objects, directing or revealing actions that should be taken, restoring health and similar situations. He is then honoured by the faithful through a symbolic cake, called the "Phanouropita" which can be brought to the church, at any time, for a blessing.