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A singer was found dead in a container in the church yardtranslated

September 5, 2026 · 1 min read

The local community of Dionysos Municipality is shocked by the death of a man who was found dead on Friday night (4/5) in a container in the courtyard of the Holy Church of Prophet Ilias Rodopolis, with a knife wound to the neck. According to what the vicar of the Holy Church, Protopresbyter Fr. Ioannis Chryssakis, told edionysos.gr, this is a 53-year-old man who, among other things, was a cantor at the Holy Church of Prophet Ilias Rodopolis and was temporarily living in a container.

The following is the statement of Fr. Ioannis Chrysakis on edionysos.gr:

"We are shocked by his death. It appears to be pure suicide. Unfortunately, the man suffered from psychological problems and we had all seen it. For this reason I had previously sent him to a psychologist, while 15 days ago I had arranged for him to be seen by a psychiatrist. Unfortunately, he could not stand it and chose to end his life, in this hideous way. He performed, among other things, the duties of a chanter of the church. He was 53 years old, with no children. To help him, due to the problems he was facing, we had granted him temporary accommodation in a space in the forecourt of the Holy Church. I have nothing else to say.…

Source: Orthodoxia News Agency  ·  Read the full story →
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Katarina Nikolić
Πολύ λυπηρό αυτό που συνέβη. Ο πατήρ Ιωάννης έκανε ό,τι μπορούσε, τον έστειλε σε ψυχολόγο και πριν 15 μέρες είχε κανονίσει και ψυχίατρο, αλλά δυστυχώς δεν άντεξε. Ας τον θυμόμαστε στην προσευχή μας, ήταν ψάλτης στον Προφήτη Ηλία.
დავით ბერიძე
Δυστυχώς, τέτοια πράγματα δεν τα περιμένεις σε εκκλησιαστικό προαύλιο. Ο π. Ιωάννης φαίνεται ότι έκανε ό,τι μπορούσε – τον έστειλε σε ψυχολόγο, κανονίσε και ψυχίατρο πριν από 15 μέρες, του έδωσε και κοντέινερ να μείνει. Ας τον έχουμε στην προσευχή μας, τον 53χρονο ψάλτη.
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