Orounta

Village in Nicosia District, Cyprus

Orounta Ορούντα
village

35°6′5″N 33°5′38″E / 35.10139°N 33.09389°E / 35.10139; 33.09389
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
Population (2001)^[1]
• Total	656
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Orounta (Greek: Ορούντα) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, west of Nicosia, near Peristerona.

It was the birthplace of the Saint Martyr Saint Philoumenos^[2] (Greek: Άγιος Φιλούμενος) (15 October 1913 – 29 November 1979), who was the Guardian of Jacob's Well^[3], in the West Bank, where he was killed after the assailant threw grenades into the Church of Saint Photini and attacked him with an axe.

References

^ Census 2001
^ "The Story of Venerable Martyr St. Philoumenos (Hasapis)'s Murder at Jacob's Well in 1979, and Its Criminal Investigation. An Interview with Historian Yisca Harani". OrthoChristian.Com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
^ "Jacob's Well « See The Holy Land". Retrieved 2022-04-14.