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Today is the celebration of St. Marina. Known to the English as Margaret the Virgin-Martyr History. According to the version of the story in Golden Legend, she was a native of Antioch. The daughter of a pagan priest named Aedesius. Her mother having died soon after her birth. Nursed by …

Today is the celebration of St. Marina. Known to the English as Margaret the Virgin-Martyr. In her memory, the village of Fagia, at the foot of the Zakynthian hills a ‘panagiri’ will take place to honour her name in true Zakynthian style at 21.00p.m tonight, just as the sun goes …