St. Spyridon Festival 2019

Dec 12, 2019 — Dec 12, 2019 • Category: Events

Corfu's patron saint is St Spyridon and his mummified body lies in the church dedicated to him in Corfu Town. He was The Bishop of Cyprus and was famous for performing miracles.
It is said that when the Turks attacked the island on August 11, 1716, Saint Spiridon appeared with a lighted torch and scared the invaders away. That day is also one of the days which commemorate Saint Spiridon (the others are Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday when Corfiots celebrate him saving the island from the plague and an epidemic).
Many boys on the island are named Spyridon (Spiros) in his honor and celebrate their name day on December 12th.