the most famous religious monument island church saint spyridonas |
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| navigate by keyword : 12th 1554 1630 1716 and away bells belltower celebration chased church commemorated corfu date december famine famous four from great greek island kerkyra many miracles monument official once orthodox patron plague processions religion religious saint spyridonas times turks two |
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| Spyridonas became the patron saint of the island because he protected Corfu two times from the plague in 1554 and in 1630, once from the famine and in 1716 he chased the Turks away. These four great miracles are commemorated with as many processions. The official date of the celebration of Saint Spyridonas is on 12th of December |
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