Greece's Zakynthos Island Honors Patron Saint Dionysios

Greece's Zakynthos Island Honors Patron Saint Dionysios

Zakynthos celebrates its patron saint, Saint Dionysios. File photo. Credit: imerazante Every year on December 17, hundreds of the faithful flock to the Metropolis of Zakynthos to celebrate the feast day of Saint Dionysios, the island’s beloved patron saint. The highlight of the festivities is a solemn procession, where Orthodox clergy carry the saint’s relics aloft—a body that remains remarkably intact five centuries after his passing. Born on t…