Saint Nektarios of Aegina

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Saint Nektarios of Aegina was a 19th–20th century Greek Orthodox bishop and wonderworking saint venerated for his humility, miracles, and spiritual writings, especially associated with the island of Aegina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
Christian writer
Eastern Orthodox saint
Greek Orthodox bishop
wonderworking saint
associatedWith Aegina NERFINISHED
Alexandria NERFINISHED
Athens NERFINISHED
Pentapolis NERFINISHED
birthDate 1846-10-01
birthName Anastasios Kephalas NERFINISHED
birthPlace Eastern Thrace NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Selymbria NERFINISHED
burialPlace Holy Trinity Monastery, Aegina NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizationYear 1961
canonizedBy Church of Greece NERFINISHED
church Church of Greece NERFINISHED
deathDate 1920-11-08
deathPlace Athens NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
education studied in Athens
studied in Constantinople
feastDay November 9
founded Holy Trinity Monastery on Aegina NERFINISHED
women’s monastery on Aegina
givenName Anastasios NERFINISHED
knownFor founding a convent on Aegina
humility
miracles
pastoral care of the faithful
spiritual writings
majorShrine Holy Trinity Monastery, Aegina NERFINISHED
Tomb of Saint Nektarios on Aegina NERFINISHED
miracleType answered prayers
healings
nationality Greek
notableWork Christian Ethics NERFINISHED
On the Priesthood NERFINISHED
Theotokarion NERFINISHED
various homilies and letters
occupation bishop
monastic founder
preacher
theologian
patronage Aegina NERFINISHED
those suffering from cancer
those suffering from serious illnesses
persecutedBy ecclesiastical opponents in Alexandria
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousName Nektarios NERFINISHED
servedAs director of the Rizareios Ecclesiastical School in Athens
title Bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Metropolitan of Pentapolis NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
virtue love for the poor
meekness
patience in persecution

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Monastery of Agios Nektarios associatedWithSaint Saint Nektarios of Aegina
Monastery of Agios Nektarios dedicatedTo Saint Nektarios of Aegina
Monastery of Agios Nektarios hasRelicOf Saint Nektarios of Aegina
Monastery of Agios Nektarios namedAfter Saint Nektarios of Aegina