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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.…

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Katarina Nikolić
Very sad what happened. Father Ioannis did everything he could, he sent him to a psychologist and 15 days ago he had also arranged for a psychiatrist, but unfortunately he couldn't take it. Let us remember him in our prayer, he was a singer to the Prophet Elijah.
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Unfortunately, you don't expect such things in a churchyard. Father Ioannis seems to have done everything he could – he sent him to a psychologist, arranged for a psychiatrist 15 days ago, and gave him a container to stay. Let's keep him in our prayers, the 53-year-old singer.
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Michael Smith
This is very sad. Fr Ioannis seems to have really tried – he sent him to a psychologist, arranged for a psychiatrist 15 days ago and gave him the container to have a shelter. Let us remember him.
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