Our venerable father Theophan was from the city of Ioannina. From a young age, he loved the purity of soul and body, leaving the world for the love of God. Having withdrawn to the Holy Mountain, he became a monk in the Dochiariou Monastery, where he received the monastic habit and labored in fasting, prayer, and vigil. Due to his virtues, he was chosen as the abbot of the monastery.
Saint Theophan experienced misfortune when his nephew was captured by the Agarians and converted to Islam. He went to Constantinople to save him, and upon returning, he granted his nephew the monastic habit. However, due to the dissatisfaction of the brotherhood, he left the monastery and founded new churches in Veria and Naousa, where he gathered monks and established them in virtue.
Reaching old age, he surrendered his spirit to God, predicting his own death. After the saint's death, miracles occurred, including healings from diseases and deliverances from evil spirits. He helped both the faithful and the unbelievers, healing lepers and the sick. His relics became a source of miracles, and many came to them in faith.
Saint Theophan also defended his monastery from evil deeds, and his prayers saved from plagues and droughts. His life and miracles testify to a life pleasing to God and call for imitation of his feats.
