Prodromos of Rethymno: May Saint Drakon protect us from all kinds of "dragons"translated

On the morning of Wednesday, November 11, 2026, commemoration day of the Holy Martyr Drakonos, His Eminence the Metropolitan of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, Mr. Prodromos, went, for the first time, to the Holy Private Church of the Saint, at the home of the Mari family, in the Parish of Panormos. His Eminence officiated during Orthros, while the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the Vicar of the Parish, Most Reverend Protopresbyter Ilias Kotzambasakis. After the blessing of the Breads and before the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, His Eminence referred to the rebuke and voluntary martyrdom of Saint Drakon, who, defending the persecuted Christians of the first Christian centuries, bravely checked the pagan lord and suffered a horrible martyrdom for confessing his faith.

His Eminence wished that the Holy Dragon Martyr, the "Holy Dragon", as he is known in Crete, intercedes for all of us and protects us from all kinds of "dragons" that surround our lives and threaten our existence, as well as our spiritual advance and progress.

Finally, he warmly thanked the Mari family for the surrounding Holy Church, which, built on a hill, seems to touch the sky. As he noted,…