He was born in Enos to Christian parents. At his baptism, he took the name Athanasius. His parents died and the family lived in poverty, which prompted him to work as a sailor on a Turkish ship. When the ship reached the city of Izmir, Athanasius accompanied the captain to an Islamic cemetery. There the captain took a knife and threatened Athanasius with death if he did not become a Muslim. Athanasius complied, fearing for his life. The captain took him to the judge, where he was forced to convert to Islam and circumcised.

A few days later, Athanasius became seriously ill and feared that he would die outside the Church of Christ. As soon as his health improved, he asked to return to his hometown of Enos. From there, head to Asfgmenou Monastery on Mount Athos. It did not take long for him to be accepted into the Orthodox Church again. After that, he moved to the former skete of Saint John.

Athanasius returned from that hermitage to his monastery charged with the desire to follow the path of martyrdom. On the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, he became a cross-bearing monk and took the name Agathangelos. On the eve of Easter, the Great Eskim was given to him.

The next day after Easter, Agathangelos sailed to Smyrna, which he reached on the Sunday of the Apostle Thomas. There he shaved his beard and put on Muslim clothing, and when he took a wooden cross and an icon of the Resurrection, he headed to the judge’s headquarters.

There, before the judge, he declared his faith in Christ as Lord and Savior. This angered the judge, so he ordered him to be beaten and thrown into prison. When the Bishop of Izmir learned of what happened, he instructed the priests and Christians to perform prayers for the new martyr.

Agathangelos was brought before the judge again, and when he became steadfast in his faith in the Lord Jesus, he issued an order against him, which was death.

He immediately woke up to the place of execution and was beheaded. His remains were later taken to the Asfgmenou Monastery on Mount Athos.

Agathangelos was martyred in Izmir on April 19, 1818 AD.

The church celebrates him on April 19

Troparia for the bar in the fourth tune
Your martyr, O Lord, through his effort, obtained from you the indestructible crown, O our God, because he attained your strength and destroyed the usurpers, and crushed the power of the demons who had no power. Through his pleas, O Christ God, save our souls.