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Portrait of Saint Nectarios of Aegina Site of Saint Nectarios birth house in Silivri, Istanbul, Turkey. Anastasios Kephalas (Greek: Αναστάσιος Κεφαλάς), later Nectarios, was born on 1 October 1846 in Selymbria, to a poor family. [2] His parents, Dimos and Maria Kephalas, were pious Christians but not wealthy. [1] [2]
Upon completion of his secondary education he entered an E. Orthodox seminary, under the supervision of his spiritual father the elder Philotheos (Zervakos), himself a spiritual son of St. Nectarios of Aegina.
Church gain attention in 2012 when local believer claimed apparation of Nectarios of Aegina in her dream. In 2013 special place in church with saint's icon was built, and pilgrimage to Aegina was organized. [1] In 2015 Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja initiated building of smaller church dedicated to Nectarios of Aegina. [1]
Man of God is based on the life of Saint Nectarios of Aegina, Greece. The film depicts his work among the public and within the church and also his conflicts with his superiors and the religious establishment. The film does not cover his childhood and Nektarios is already serving as a Metropolitan bishop in Egypt in the opening of the film.
Despite the praise for these four series, the authors also highlight several less worthy series which debuted during the 1961–62 season: Room for One More, Window on Main Street, Hazel ("possibly the dumbest family in TV history"), and the truly terrible The Hathaways ("possibly the worst series ever to air on network TV"). [1]
Nectarios, Nektarios or Nectarius (Greek: Νεκτάριος) is a Greek male given name encountered in Greece and Cyprus.It means "of nectar". Although its etymology refers to the word νέκταρ (néktar, an ancient Greek word meaning "overcoming death", a honey miraculous beverage of Olympian Gods), [1] the name Nectarios was never used in ancient Greece.
Saint Nectarios of Aegina (1846–1920), Bishop of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina Chrysostomos Savvatos (b. 1961), Bishop of Messenia Science, mathematics and medicine
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