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St. Nektarios of Aegina
When we think of saints, we often think of people
who lived centuries ago. St. Nektarios, on the
contrary, lived and died in the earlier part of the
twentieth century. Born in Selyvria, Thrace, six
years later he traveled to the island of Chios and
entered a monastery. From there, he went to serve
under Patriarch Sophronios, of Alexandria, Egypt.
Nektarios was ordained Bishop and assigned in
Cairo. It seemed as though Bishop Nektarios had
one success after another, but people do not
become Saints without difficulty and many
thorns. So it was with Bishop Nektarios.
When we think of saints, we often think of people
who lived centuries ago. St. Nektarios, on the
contrary, lived and died in the earlier part of the
twentieth century. Born in Selyvria, Thrace, six
years later he traveled to the island of Chios and
entered a monastery. From there, he went to serve
under Patriarch Sophronios, of Alexandria, Egypt.
Nektarios was ordained Bishop and assigned in
Cairo. It seemed as though Bishop Nektarios had
one success after another, but people do not
become Saints without difficulty and many
thorns. So it was with Bishop Nektarios.
| At 10:30 in the evening of November 8th, although in the midst of terrible pains, in peace and at prayer he gave up his spirit unto God at the age of 74. . |
| As soon as the Saint gave up his Spirit, a nurse came to prepare him for transfer to Aegina for burial. As the nurse removed the Saints sweater, she inadvertently placed it on the next bed, on which a paralytic lay. And O, strange wonder!, the paralytic immediately began to regain his strength and arose from his bed healthy, and glorifying God. |
| He returned to Greece to become a monk and Preacher, to the great edification of the people. There the Blessed Metropolitan continued to write his now famous books. |
Some people who disliked him and were jealous of his success made up lies about
the good bishop. Patriarch Sophronios was swayed and took everything away from
Nektarios. Bishop Nektarios’ spiritual callings were perhaps more fulfilled when
he started a convent for nuns on a small island not too far from the seaport of
Piraeus, Greece. In 1910 Nektarios retired to the Convent of the Holy Trinity to
spend his last years. People flocked to Aegina to worship with the bishop, to listen
to his sermons, and to be healed from different illnesses. click here.
the good bishop. Patriarch Sophronios was swayed and took everything away from
Nektarios. Bishop Nektarios’ spiritual callings were perhaps more fulfilled when
he started a convent for nuns on a small island not too far from the seaport of
Piraeus, Greece. In 1910 Nektarios retired to the Convent of the Holy Trinity to
spend his last years. People flocked to Aegina to worship with the bishop, to listen
to his sermons, and to be healed from different illnesses. click here.
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