Monastery of Agios Nektarios

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The Monastery of Agios Nektarios is a major Greek Orthodox pilgrimage site on the island of Aegina, dedicated to Saint Nektarios and known for its impressive church complex and religious significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
Eastern Orthodox monastery
architecturalStyle Byzantine Revival
surface form: Byzantine Revival architecture
associatedWithSaint Saint Nektarios of Aegina
continent Europe
country Greece
dedicatedTo Saint Nektarios of Aegina
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
feastDayCelebrated 9 November
followsRite Byzantine Rite
hasFunction monastic community
pilgrimage center
place of worship
hasPart Church of Agios Nektarios
bell towers
chapels
courtyard
main basilica
monastic cells
relics of Saint Nektarios
tomb of Saint Nektarios
hasRelicOf Saint Nektarios of Aegina
heritageType religious heritage site
liturgicalLanguage Greek
locatedIn Saronic Gulf
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Attica region
locatedInMunicipality Municipality of Aegina
locatedNear Aegina Town
Palaiochora, Aegina
locatedOn Aegina
namedAfter Saint Nektarios of Aegina
notableFor association with Saint Nektarios
healing pilgrimages
large modern church complex
miracle traditions
openToPublic yes
pilgrimageDestinationFor Greek Orthodox Christians
international Orthodox pilgrims
region Islands of Greece
religiousAffiliation Greek Orthodox Church
religiousOrder Eastern Orthodox monasticism
touristAttraction yes
traditionHolds site of miracles attributed to Saint Nektarios
usedFor Orthodox Christian liturgies
prayer and veneration of relics
religious festivals

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Aegina hasMonastery Monastery of Agios Nektarios
Agia Marina hasNearbyAttraction Monastery of Agios Nektarios
this entity surface form: Agios Nektarios Monastery