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Saint Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Arsenius, Archbishop of Kerkyra''' (Corfu), was a native of Palestine and lived in the ninth century. He is commemorated by the church [[January 19]]. He led a strict ascetic life, and was a highly well educated man and renowned spiritual writer. He was glorified by wisdom, and by the constantly defended his flock from the wrath of the emperor Constantine VIII (979-1028). Because of his great virtue, St . Arsenius was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated ]] as [[Archbishop ]] of Kerkyra. He became was a defender of widows, a father to orphans, and a comfort for the sorrowful, and so God rewarded him with the gift of miracles. He fell asleep in the Lord toward the end of the ninth century. His [[relics ]] were placed in the [[cathedral ]] at Kerkyra, and many miracles and healings took place at his tomb. St . Arsenius composed the Canon chanted during the Sanctification of Oil, a Panegyric on the [[Apostle Andrew]], and a Discourse on the Suffering of the Great Martyr [[Barbaraof Heliopolis|Barbara]]. Several of his letters to St . [[Photius the Great|Photius]] (February 6) still survive. He is commemorated by the church [[January 19]].