06 — Repose and Relics

The death of St. Arsenios on Corfu on 10 November 1924 — forty days after reaching Greece, as he had foretold, his flock delivered — and the later recovery of his relics from Corfu by his godson St. Paisios in 1958 and their enshrinement at the Souroti convent, which became the centre of his cult.

Tradition: Greek Orthodox (Cappadocian)

This section carries St. Arsenios from a refugee grave in a place of exile to a venerated shrine near Thessaloniki, and the bridge between the two is his godson St. Paisios. The date of his repose (10 November 1924) is secure and confirmed by his feast; the exact reckoning of his last weeks and the stages of the relics’ enshrinement are traditional and somewhat variable, and are flagged (§3.5). Post-mortem miracle reports attaching to the relics are noted as part of the living cult, not certified.

Contents

  • repose-on-corfu-1924.md — the last weeks; the repose on 10 November 1924, forty days after arrival as foretold; the refugee burial on Corfu.
  • the-translation-of-the-relics.md — St. Paisios’ recovery of the relics from Corfu in 1958; their enshrinement at the Hesychasterion of St. John the Theologian at Souroti; the relics and the cult.

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