Bishop Spyridon of Tremithus, wonderworker, patron of Corfu.
St. Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous in Cyprus, was a shepherd of great simplicity and holiness who lived in the fourth century. Married and later widowed, he was made bishop while continuing to tend his sheep. According to tradition, at the First Ecumenical Council he demonstrated the unity of the Holy Trinity by pressing a clay tile, from which fire rose, water flowed, and earth remained in his hand.
His incorrupt relics rest on Corfu, whose patron he is, and many miracles are ascribed to his intercession through the centuries. He is commemorated on December 12 and honored with processions on Corfu several times each year.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Spyridon of Trimythous is commemorated on December 12. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on December 25 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Spyridon, Spyros, Spiros, Spirou, Spiro, Spyridoula, Spiridoula
Also commemorated on December 12
John of Zichna
Venerable, Ιωάννης Ζιχνών
Venerable John, Bishop of Zichna, founder of the Monastery of the Forerunner near Serres.
Therapon of Monza
Venerable, Θεράπων του Μονζέσκιϋ
Venerable Therapon, abbot of the Monastery of Monza in Russia.
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