Saint Spyridon
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Spyridon, also Spyridon of Tremithus, is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions.
Icon of Saint Spyridon, 16th century
Icon of Saint Spyridon by Theodore Poulakis
Nikolai Tolstoy
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Count Nikolai Dmitrievich Tolstoy-Miloslavsky is a Russian–British historian and writer. He is a former parliamentary candidate for the UK Independence Party and is the current nominal head of the Hou
Saint Spyridon
…Prince of Muscovy Vasily II (1425–1462) apparently gave a gold cross containing relics of Spyridon to Andrei. This reliquary survives and is held by Nikolai Tolstoy. Recognizing Spyridon's role in the defense of the island, Venice established the annual "Litany of St. Spyridon" on August 11 to commemorate the event…
Count Tolstoy on Hart Fell, Scotland, 2015
Top table L to R: Christopher Arkell & Lord Nicholas Hervey (standing) Gregory Lauder-Frost (speaking to Arkell), Countess Georgina Tolstoy, Count Nikolai Tolstoy (under painting) unknown man, Lord Sudeley, at the Russian Monarchist League Annual Dinner in 1990