Phanourios the Great Martyr & Newly Appeared of Rhodes is recognized as a saint by the Greek Orthodox church

Greek Orthodox Church

The Greek Orthodox Church is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament...

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He is commemorated on August 27.

Saint Phanourios was awarded the Martyr's Crown in the Orthodox Christian faith, after being martyred by the idol worshipping pagans. He is also well known for finding people's lost belongings after fervent supplications.

Angelos Akotantos

Angelos Akotantos

Angelos Akotantos was a 15th century Icon-painter and hagiographer who lived and worked at Heraklion, Crete, then part of the Republic of Venice...

 from Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

 has written a number of the Saint's icons many times depicting him killing a dragon; this tradition is found mainly in Crete especially in icons of the 15th century when the Saint is said to have saved many Cretans from certain death from the hands of the invading Ottomans.