[4] Cretan school artist Angelos Akotantos from Crete had painted a number of icons of Phanourios, many times depicting him killing a dragon; this tradition is found mainly in Crete especially in icons of the 15th century when Phanourios is said to have saved many Cretans from certain death from the hands of the invading Ottomans.

[5] The chapel of Saint Phanourios near the village of Agios Georgios on the north coast of the island of Cyprus is located near fossil bones of pygmy hippopotamuses.

Some traditions state that his mother was a sinful woman, whom Phanourios prayed for fervently, though she refused to repent in her life.

[9] Years after his martyrdom, an icon depicting Phanourios was discovered in a ruined chapel on the island, among other pieces of iconography by non-Christian construction workers.

He is also well known for finding people's lost belongings after fervent supplications, according to the tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church.