October 16, 2025

Church of Saint Longinus the Centurion and the Holy New Martyr Triantaphyllos in Dryovouno


A unique church dedicated to Saint Longinus can be found in the village of Dryovouno, of the regional unit in Kozani of Northern Greece, which was built at the initiative of the rector Stephanos Tsantiris from Volos in 1977, on a nearby hill, which was called "Golgotha." Thus church, which is also dedicated to the Holy New Martyr Triantaphyllos of Zagora, is unique because it is the first church dedicated to Saint Longinus in modern Greece. It was consecrated by Metropolitan Antonios. Next to the church, buildings were built for the accommodation of pilgrims.

Every year on Great Friday, a crowd of clergy and laity begin a procession from the Church of Saint Menas and ascend the hill to the church on "Golgotha" for the Service of the Great Hours and Vespers, and there they reenact the ceremony of the Apohathelosis, or Descent from the Cross. They have been doing this since 1977.

Besides this, the Divine Liturgy is celebrated in this church on October 16, the feast day of Saint Longinus, and on August 8 in memory of the Holy New Martyr Triantaphyllos.
 

 
 
 
 










 

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