Nilus the Myrrh-streamer | |
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| Born | Nikolaos Terzakis (Νικόλαος Τερζάκης) Agios Petros, Arcadia, Greece |
| Residence | Mount Athos, Greece |
| Died | Mount Athos, Greece |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Agios Nilos, Mount Athos |
| Feast | November 12 |
Tradition or genre | Hesychasm |
Saint Nilus the Myrrh-streamer, also known as Nilos/Nilus the Myrrh-gusher, Nilus of Kynouria, or Nilus the Myroblyte (Greek: Άγιος Νείλος ο Μυροβλήτης; born c. 1601, died 1651), was an Orthodox Christian ascetic who lived at Mount Athos. He was a monk at the Monastery of Great Lavra who spent much of his life as a hermit at the southern tip of the Athos Peninsula.
His feast day is commemorated on November 12 according to the Julian calendar.[1]