3,358
edits
Changes
m
Miracle in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716 + Icons
When the Saracens took the island, the Cypriots opened his grave in order to remove his sacred bones to Constantinople. They found that his body had remained intact, while from the grave emanated a scent of basil, true signs of the sainthood he had shown during his lifetime. When Constantinople fell in 1453, he was transferred to Serbia, then a Corfiot elder, Georgios Kalohairetis, brought him to the island of Corfu in Greece where he is currently buried.
To this day St. Spyridon's incorrupt [[relics]] at his shrine in Corfu continue to manifest the power of God, wondrous in His saints. He is called the "walking [[saint]]" because the silk slippers which clothe the feet of his relics wear out each year and are replaced on his [[feast day]]. He is commemorated by the Church on [[December 12]]. His Miracle in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716 is commemorated on [[August 11]].
==Sources and further details==
* http://www.terrakerkyra.gr/history/en/pisti/
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Spyridon Saint Spyridon (Wikipedia)]
* Icons: [http://www.iconograms.org/sig.php?eid=332], [http://www.iconograms.org/sig.php?eid=705]
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Saints]]
