Relics Of Saint George to Move to New Church in Nea Ionia

The Holy Metropolis of Nea Ionia, Philadelphia, Heraklion and Chalkidona will celebrate the feast of Saint George the Neomartyr of Neapolis, its patron saint and protector, on 2 and 3 November 2026 at the newly established Ioniko Centre in Nea Ionia, Athens.

According to an announcement by the Metropolis, the celebrations will begin at 5pm on Monday, 2 November, the eve of the feast, with the formal transfer of the incorrupt holy relics of Saint George from the Church of Saint Eustathios in Nea Ionia, where they have been kept until now, to the new church built in his honour at the Ioniko Centre, located at 141 Irakliou Avenue.

The ceremony will continue with the Service of the Opening of the Church Doors (Thyranoixia) and a solemn episcopal vespers service.

On Tuesday, 3 November, the feast day, the new church will host its first solemn episcopal Divine Liturgy in the morning, in the presence of President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas.

The celebrations will conclude at 7pm that evening with a commemorative event at the Ioniko Centre’s Hall of Culture and Youth, marking the Centre’s official opening.

(Source: AMNA)

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