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[[Image:Dionysioszakynthos.jpg|right|thumb|St. Dionysius of Zakynthos]]Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Dionysius of Zakynthos''' was born in 1547 on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea. He was educated by [[priest]]s and became fluent in Greek, Italian, and Latin. He excelled in theology and received [[ordination]] as the priest Daniel in 1570; he later became [[hieromonk]] of Zakynthos and Strofades. In 1577 he was raised to [[Archbishop]] of Aegina. After a year at Aegina he returned to Zakynthos, where he was appointed bishop and presidentbut lived as a hermit in the 13th century [[Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ]] in the Strofades. In 1622 he went into solitude, and on [[December 17]] , 1622 he fell asleep in the Lord . He had asked to be buried in this monastery and his grave is still to be found in the chapel of St George; a dependant of the monastery. In 1717, the monks, of the monastery of Strofades, moved the Saints relic and placed it inside the [[metochi]] <ref> a building that belongs to a religious institution. </ref> of Kalliteros in order to protect him from various destructive invasions by pirates in the area. At a later date, a church was built in his honour in the Ammos area. Later, in 1764, this church was buriedrebuilt and in 1854 a steeple added to the church. HoweverIn 1893, it this church was destroyed by a major earthquake and a temporary church constructed until 1925 where there took place a foundation ceremony to rebuild a earthquake-resistant church; fully completed by 1948.<ref> The Church was designed by [[Anastasios Orlandos]]. </ref> It has been found that his body remains intact and emits a mixed fragrance of flowers and frankincense. Therefore he is [[veneration|venerated]], and his sainthood has been proclaimed by the [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on December 17, and on [[August 24]], the Church celebrates the transfer of his holy [[relics]].