From the feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian, to the patron Saint Spyridon of Piraeustranslated

Written by Panos N. Avramopoulos

In an atmosphere of indescribable rapture and reverence, on Sunday 1-11-26 the major holiday of our Orthodoxy of Saints Cosmas and Damian was celebrated, in parallel with the 5th Sunday of Luke, with the parable of the rich and poor Lazarus, in the beautiful and historical church of Piraeus, Saint Spyridon. In the historic Agios Spyridon which constitutes the oldest church of Piraeus, from the 10th century according to G. Hertzberg, when there was a monastery in the previous church. With reference to its centuries-old history, the current 3rd church of Ag. Spyridonos Piraeus in the center of the city - with its infinitely beautiful hagiographies, in which the unique theological wisdom and acute intervention of Saint Spyridonos in the First Ecumenical Synod of Nicaea - is also a center of major activities of the parish life and it was built in 1863, on the ruins of the two pre-existing monasteries of the old monastery.

It is also noted that in 1863 in Agios Spyridon, the first municipal authorities were sworn in and the first municipal council took place, with the Mayor of Piraeus, Hydraios Kyriakos Serfiotis. While in January 2026 during the excavation of the streets…