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icon of saint spyridon 348 trimythous , cyprus -lrb- pre-congregation -rrb- askia , cyprus vested a gospel book , with his right hand raised in as blessing . sometimes the image features a potsherd , or a sprig of basil . iconographically , he is depicted as bishop tall , with a long , white forked beard , with and wearing a woven , straw hat on his head omophorion - a traditional shepherd 's hat and a representation that , he was a shepherd of god 's people . often holding '' cheesefare saturday '' ` west : '' ' december 14 ' east : '' ' december 12 , 300px saint spyridon
 eastern orthodoxy , eastern catholicism , roman catholicism potters , corfu , piraeus c. 270 thaumaturge -lrb- miracle-worker -rrb- -lrb- Ὁ Θαυματουργός -rrb- corfu spyridon.jpg o of christ and glorious wonder-worker ! standing in heaven before most the throne of god with choirs of angels , look blessed down with a compassionate eye upon the people gathered here hierarch -lrb- n. ___ -rrb- and asking thy powerful help . spyridon entreat the merciful kindness of god who loveth mankind , , that he judge us not according to our iniquities , thou but rather act towards us according to his mercy ... great amen . -lsb- http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic/to-spyridon.html] saint saint spyridon
saint spyridon

saint spyridon , bishop of trimythous also sometimes written saint spiridon -lrb- greek : ; c. 270 -- 348 -rrb- is a saint honoured in both the eastern and western christian traditions .
