Saint John the Stranger "returned" to his hometranslated

A historic event took place on the afternoon of Sunday, July 12, 2026, in the local community of Myriokefalo in Rethymno, as the Founder of the historic Monastery of Myriokefalo and Missionary of Western Crete, Saint John the Stranger, "returned" to his home, after a millennium or so, by depositing a fragment of his Sanctuary Relics from the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropigian Monastery of Prophet Ilios Rusticos in the Holy Church of Panagia Antiphonitria Myriokefalo, which the Saint erected, around 1000 AD, and set as the center of all his ecclesiastical ministry and offering. In a cheerful and festive atmosphere, Rev. Metropolitan of Rethymnon and Avlopotamos, Mr. Prodromos, assisted by the Vicar of the Parish of Myriokephalos, Rev. Archpriest Theodoros Sifakis, and other clerics of the Holy Metropolis, the Vice-Regional Governor of Rethymno Mrs. Mary Lionis, the Mayor of Rethymno Mr. Georgios Marinakis, the pre-eminent members of the Army and the Security Forces of the place and a large number of believers, welcomed the Holy Relic of Osius, which was consecrated by the Professor of the Holy Patriarchate and Stavropigian Monastery of Prophet Helios Rustica, Panosiol. Archimandrite…