Nectarios of Aegina

Saint

Nectarios of Aegina
Saint; Nectarios of Aegina
	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 Catholic Churches
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 Catholic Churches. On 20 April 1961, Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople canonized him as a saint. His feast day is celebrated every year on 9 November.

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