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Spyridon's remains were eventually placed in the predecessor of the church that now bears his name in another quarter ... from the Esplanade, the guiding landmark being the extremely tall belfry of the church, the highest on the Ionian
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who created the works in 1727. With the passage of time the
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stands as a reminder that the church was under the nominal protection of Russia from 1807-1917. Near the same area a painting depicts the saint touching the head of
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DIVO SPVRIDIONI TVTELARI VTRAQVE CLASSE PROTECTA ANDREA PISANI SVPREMO DVCE VTRIVSQVE CLASSIS NOBILES EX VOTO ANNO MDCCXVII
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649:destroyed
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205:citadel
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