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#REDIRECT[[Saint Spyridon]]
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="gold" style="font-size:120%"|'''Saint Spyridon'''
 
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|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|The Thaumaturgist (Wonder-worker)
 
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|'''Born'''
 
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|270, Askia, [[Cyprus]]
 
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|'''Died'''
 
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|348, [[Trimythous]], [[Cyprus]]
 
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|'''Venerated in'''
 
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|[[Eastern Orthodoxy]], Roman Catholicism
 
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|'''[[Beatified]]'''
 
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|'''[[Canonized]]'''
 
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|'''Major [[shrine]]'''
 
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|[[Corfu]]
 
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|'''[[Calendar of saints|Feast]]'''
 
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|[[December 12]] (East), [[December 14]] (West)
 
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|'''Attributes'''
 
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|Episcopal insignia, potsherd, basil
 
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|'''[[Patron saint|Patronage]]'''
 
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|[[Piraeus]], Corfu
 
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|colspan="2"|''Prayer''
 
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<small>O most blessed hierarch Spyridon, thou great Saint of Christ and glorious wonder-worker!
 
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Standing in heaven before the throne of God with choirs of Angels, look down with a compassionate eye upon the people gathered here (N.___) and asking thy powerful help.
 
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Entreat the merciful kindness of God Who loveth mankind, that He judge us not according to our iniquities, but rather act towards us according to His mercy... </small> [http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic/to-spyridon.html]
 
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'''Saint Spyridon''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Άγιος Σπυρίδων)''' c. [[270]]-[[348]]) is a saint honored in both the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern]] and Western Christian traditions.
 
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Spyridon was born in [[Askia]] on [[Cyprus]].  He worked as a shepherd and was known for his great piety.  He married and had one daughter, Irene.  Upon the death of his wife, Spyridon entered a monastery, and their daughter, a convent.
 
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Spyridon eventually became the Bishop of [[Trimythous]], near [[Paphos]] and a was a vocal opponent of [[Arianism]].  He reportedly converted a pagan philosopher to Christianity by using a potsherd to illustrate how one entity could be composed of three unique entities (fire, water and clay; a metaphor for the Christian Trinity).  The shard is said to have miraculously begun streaming water and producing a small flame as soon as Spyridon finished speaking.
 
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Spyridon took part in the [[Council of Nicea]], but fell into disfavor during the persecutions of the emperor Maximinus.
 
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Whe the Arabs took Cyprus, Spyridon's body was disinterred for removal to [[Constantinople]].  The body was allegedly uncorrupted, and contained a sprig of basil, the "royal plant," — taken as a sign of his confirmation as a saint. 
 
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When, in [[1453]], [[Fall of Constantinople|Constantinople fell to the Turks]], Spyridon's relics were removed again; this time, to the island of [[Corfu]], where they remain to this day.  The relics are taken in procession every Palm Sunday and on other special occasions, for veneration by the faithful.
 
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Spyridon is the patron saint of potters (from the purported miracle of the potsherd), the island of [[Corfu]] and the city of [[Piraeus]].  His feast is celebrated on [[December 12]] in the East and December 14 in the West.
 
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The common Greek name '''Spiros''' is a derivative of "Spyridon."
 
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== External link ==
 
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*[http://www.terrakerkyra.gr/history/en/pisti/ St. Spyridon and other religious traditions on Corfu]
 
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[[Category:Saints|Spyridon]]
 

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