Saint Fantinus was born in Calabria and was the son of George and Vryaene. From a young age, he dedicated himself to the service of God. He became a monk and practiced virtues, eventually being granted divine revelations.
He wandered through the deserts, enduring twenty days without food and living naked for four years as part of his ascetic struggle. He also suffered greatly at the hands of the Saracens, who tortured him for sixty years.
His disciples Vitalius and Nicephorus lived alongside him. Together they journeyed to the Peloponnese. Saint Fantinus frequently visited Corinth, where he guided many people toward salvation through his teaching and spiritual counsel. He also traveled to Athens and prayed in the church dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos. Later, he went to Thessaloniki, where he witnessed miracles worked through the grace of the relics of Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr.
He lived in strict self-denial and ascetic discipline for eight full years before reposing peacefully at a very advanced age.
