{"id":247823,"date":"2019-08-14T11:24:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T08:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=247823"},"modified":"2019-08-14T11:24:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T08:24:19","slug":"festive-procession-with-relics-of-st-spyridon-held-on-corfu-in-honor-of-defeat-of-turks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/festive-procession-with-relics-of-st-spyridon-held-on-corfu-in-honor-of-defeat-of-turks\/","title":{"rendered":"Festive procession with relics of St. Spyridon held on Corfu in honor of defeat of turks"},"content":{"rendered":"

A great annual tradition was again honored on the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday, in celebration of a miracle worked by the island\u2019s patron saint more than 300 years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Divine Liturgy in honor of St. Spyridon was celebrated in the morning, followed by a procession throughout the old city of Kerkyra with his holy relics. The holy march was led by His Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu, Paxos, and the Diapontian Islands, together with five other metropolitans from the Church of Greece, reports\u00a0Romfea<\/a><\/em>, quoted by Orthochristian<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

During the procession, the festive ringing of the bells in all churches of the island never ceased. According to famous tradition, the residents scattered the street with laurel branches and hung carpets from their balconies.<\/p>\n