Saint Nektarios of Aegina or Nektarios of Pentapolis 1846 - 1920

Saint Nektarios of Aegina or Nektarios of Pentapolis 1846 - 1920

A story follows. Perhaps the first of the Miracles of Saint Nektarios.

When the hearse arrived with body of Saint Nektarios in Piraeus from the Aretaio Hospital where he ended his earthly life, the driver literally "unloaded" the coffin on the steps of the Church of the Holy Trinity.

He was in a hurry; he had other more important majestic ceremonies to perform. He did not have time to deal further with the poor and persecuted abbot of Aegina.

But even the Priests of the Temple did not have time to come and read an elementary Trisagio.

Not even this young man opened the church to be hosted for a while until the boat came to pick up the body.

It was midday and they left the coffin outside abandoned on the edge of the front door and as beautifully narrated by Sotos Hondropoulos.

"As they brought it to the steps of the Temple to take at least one photo in the city and in the place he had so preached and loved, and opened the lid, numb, lost it σαν They noticed something unusual, amazing. From the calm and serene form dripped something like sweat that smelled of musk… God and Lord!

Stunned, Kostas Sakkopoulos ran and bought a pack of cotton from the kiosk and wiped the smelly sweat slowly and gently from his face.

Some then fell on him, snatched his cotton tufts from him, brought him reverently to their foreheads, others hid it in their pockets, others gave it to his chest ".

When the embrace of the ungrateful diminishes, then the embrace of God becomes enormous

Story from a text he wrote Nikolaos Amorgianos Deputy Mayor of Piraeus

Information about the Saint follows

By the way Anastasios Kefalas Silivria, October 1, 1846 - Athens, November 9, 1920 is a modern saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

His world-famous name was Anastasios Kefalas and was a popular hierarch, pastor and educator in the late 19th to early 20th century.

Saint Nektarios performed miracles while he was still alive.

The persecution and the return to Athens

Sophronius, who was informed of the accusations, was convinced of the truth of the allegations, resulting in the immediate cessation of the priestly status of Nektarios.

Something that was ecclesiastically illegal, because according to ecclesiastical law

Nektarios had to appear before a Synod, which would consider the charges against him after a hearing.

Nektarios did not want to pull the strings and left Alexandria, unlike his opponents, who wanted his financial and moral damage.

Taking care to tarnish his name in Athens and Istanbul and withholding his salary.

As a result, Nektarios was unable to work anywhere.

Nektarios was faced with another very difficult situation, as he had been many times from a young age.

He rented a small room on the outskirts of Athens, but was unable to pay the rent and had no money to feed himself.

His parallel expulsion, even at the government level, made it difficult to find work. He was trying to find a preacher position through Archbishop Germanos.

He, despite the sympathy he had for his face, was unable to help him, due to pressure from the Synod.

He reached out to the Minister of Education and Ecclesiastics, who, however, told him that due to the law, Nektarios did not have Greek citizenship and could not help.

Finally, after a while, thanks to the help of a man named Mela, who was a member of the government and had met him in Alexandria, he was appointed a preacher in Chalkida.

However, the reputation that followed him remained, as there was great suspicion, given the accusations against him, with the result that he was disapproved and stigmatized.

The restoration of the truth

In 1891, two years after the accusations against him and his removal from Alexandria, the government was still trying to oust him from his post.

Then the plot and the plot against him were fully revealed.

It all started with the revelation that he was not getting the money owed to him and was working unpaid during his diocese.

Also, although he rightfully remained bishop of Pentapolis, since he had been illegally expelled, he did not receive any money.

His name was then cleared of any involvement in a moral scandal and all sorts of intriguing attempts against the Patriarch.

This, especially after the cruel behavior of the flock, made him likeable in front of the people in Chalkida.

He then began to preach more comfortably.

His fame quickly spread farther than Chalkida, while the people showed great sympathy in his face.

When the position of local bishop became vacant, almost demanding his ascension to the throne.

Introit

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