January 22, 2020

Church of Saint Joseph Samakos the Sanctified in Azokeramos, Crete


The Church of Saint Joseph Samakos the Sanctified in Azokeramos, Crete was built as a monument to the Saint in the place where he was born and raised. In the time of the Saint in the 15th century, the village of Azokeramos was known as Keramoi, at the easternmost end of the province of Siteia. Today his incorrupt relics rest on the island of Zakynthos.

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