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17 December 2020 10:01am Today is the feast day of St Dionysios. Commemorated on the 17 December, the day is also the name day of Dionysios, Dionysia, Danny, Denise, Dion, Nonios and all the derivatives thereoff. The holy hierarch, Saint Dionysios, who was born and reared on Zakynthos, was the son of pious and wealthy parents, Mocius and Paulina by name. During his youth, he entered the ancient monastery of the Strophada Islands, which lie south of Zakynthos, and there he donned the monastic habit. Later, he was appointed Archbishop of Aegina, and adorned its throne for a considerable time. Thereafter he returned to his homeland. ....