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 Eastern Roman Catholic 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 |
| 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[1] (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 both in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Roman Catholic Church. On 20 April 1961, Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople canonized him as a saint. His feast day is celebrated every year on 9 November.