Celebration of the Holy Matron of Chiopolitis and the Holy Great Martyr Artemios in Samostranslated

On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the memory of Osia Matrona of Hiopolitis was celebrated with ecclesiastical splendor on the islands of the Holy Metropolis of Samos. The Most Reverend Pastor Mr. Eusebius officiated at the Great High Priestly Vespers in Karlovasi, where he spoke and presided over the procession of the holy icon.

On the name day, His Eminence officiated and officiated at the Holy Church of Agia Irini in the city of Samos, where the memory of the Holy Great Martyr Artemios, patron of the Greek Police, was universally celebrated. After the Divine Liturgy, the official Doxology was performed, in the presence of the political and military authorities of the island and a large number of believers.

It is worth noting that in the Holy Metropolis of Samos five parish churches are dedicated to Osia Matrona, of which three in Samos and two in Ikaria, as well as several chapels in our islands.

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