Saint Spyridon Church
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Saint Spyridon Church is a prominent Greek Orthodox church in Corfu, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Spyridon, the island’s patron saint, and for its distinctive bell tower dominating the city’s skyline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Spyridon Church canonical | 2 |
| Saint Spyridon Church, Corfu | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek Orthodox church
ⓘ
church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque elements
ⓘ
Venetian style ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Greek Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Orthodoxy
|
| associatedWith |
Orthodox Christian feasts of Saint Spyridon
ⓘ
patronage of Corfu ⓘ |
| belongsToDiocese | Metropolis of Corfu, Paxoi and Diapontia Islands ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkStatus | major landmark of Corfu city ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Corfiot Orthodox identity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Spyridon ⓘ |
| denomination | Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| dominates | skyline of Corfu city ⓘ |
| festival | feast day of Saint Spyridon on 12 December ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage church
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasBellTowerHeightSignificance | one of the tallest structures in Corfu city ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Άγιος Σπυρίδων Κέρκυρας ⓘ |
| hasPatronSaint | Saint Spyridon ⓘ |
| hasProcessions | processions with relics of Saint Spyridon ⓘ |
| hasRelicType | incorrupt relics of Saint Spyridon ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed monument of Greece ⓘ |
| heritageType | religious heritage site ⓘ |
| housesRelicsOf | Saint Spyridon ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Corfu
ⓘ
Corfu (city) ⓘ
surface form:
Corfu city
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Ionian Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Islands region
|
| materialCulture |
Orthodox icons
ⓘ
silver votive offerings ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
iconostasis
ⓘ
red-domed bell tower ⓘ silver reliquary of Saint Spyridon ⓘ tall bell tower ⓘ |
| region |
Ionian Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Sea islands
|
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
major pilgrimage site in Corfu
ⓘ
principal shrine of Saint Spyridon ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionStatus | popular tourist attraction in Corfu ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Orthodox liturgies
ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ veneration of relics ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Spyridon Church, Corfu