Nectarios of Aegina
Nectarios of Aegina | |
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Greek Icon of Saint Nectarios Metropolitan of Pentapolis | |
| Archbishop and Wonderworker of Aegina | |
| Born | Anastasios Kephalas 1 October 1846 Selymbria, Constantinople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 8 November 1920 (aged 74) Aegina, Kingdom of Greece |
| Resting place | Aegina, Greece |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 20 April 1961, Saint George's Cathedral, Istanbul, Turkey by the Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople |
| Major shrine | Agios Nectarios Monastery, Aegina, Greece |
| Feast | 9 November [O.S. 22 November] |
| Attributes | Wearing a sakkos, omophorion worn about his shoulder, holding a book and epanokalimavkion. |
| Patronage | Aegina, people suffering from diseases |
| Major works | Agni Parthene |
Nectarios of Aegina (Greek: Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. On 20 April 1961, Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople glorified him as a saint. His feast day is celebrated every year on 9 November.