[ Up to the 1950s, a few Greek Orthodox nuns also became monastic sub-deaconesses. In 1986, Christodoulos, the Metropolitan of Demetrias and later Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece, ordained a woman sub-deacon in accordance with the "ritual of Saint Nectarios" (the ancient Byzantine text Nectarios had used).]
In December 1908, at the age of 62, Nectarios resigned from his post as school director and withdrew to the Holy Trinity Convent on Aegina, where he lived out the rest of his life as a monk. He wrote, published, preached, and heard confessions. He also tended the gardens, carried stones, and helped with the construction of the monastery buildings that were built with his own funds.
Nectarios died on November 8, 1920, at the age of 74, following hospitalization for prostate cancer and two months of treatment. His body was taken to the Holy Trinity Convent, where he was buried by his best friend Savvas of Kalymnos, who later painted the first icon of Nectarios. The funeral of Nectarios was attended by multitudes of people from all parts of Greece and Egypt.
Veneration
The relics of Nectarios were removed from his grave on 2 September 1953. Official recognition of Nectarios as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople took place on 20 April 1961. The feast day of Saint Nectarios is celebrated every year on 9 November.
Decision of Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria
On September 15, 1998, the restored the ecclesiastical order of Nectarios:[
: ''Alexandria 15th September 1998''
: ''The Holy Spirit has enlightened the gathered members of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa, under the leadership of H.B. Petros VII, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, more than a century since Saint Nektarios, the great Teacher and Father of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Church was expelled from the Church of Alexandria, to reach the following decision:''
: ''Taking into account the resolution of the Church to rank Saint Nektarios amongst the saints because of his innumerable miracles and his acceptance within the religious conscience of Orthodox Christians throughout the world, we appeal to the mercy of the ever-charitable God.''
: ''We hereby restore the ecclesiastical order of the Saint of our Century, Saint Nektarios, and grant to him all due credits and honours. We beseech Saint Nektarios to forgive both us, unworthy as we are, and our predecessors, our brothers of the Throne of Alexandria, for opposition to the Saint and for all which, due to human weakness or error, our Holy Father, Bishop of Pentapolis, Saint Nektarios, suffered.''
:::''PETROS VII, By the Grace of God''
::''Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.''
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Works
;Translated into English
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Repentance and Confession, 2nd Printing - 2011
', (Translated and Published by St. Nektarios Monastery, Roscoe, NY).
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Christology, 2nd Printing - 2012
', (Translated and Published by St. Nektarios Monastery, Roscoe, NY).
In popular media
The life of Nectarios was depicted in the 2021 film ''Man of God'', written and directed by Yelena Popovic.
See also
* "Agni Parthene
''Agni Parthene'' (Greek: ), rendered "O Virgin Pure" or "O Pure Virgin",
is a Greek Marian hymn (i.e., hymn to the Virgin Mary) composed by St. Nectarios of Aegina in the late 19th century, first published in print in his ''Theotokarion'' () in ...
" ("O Virgin Pure"), a hymn
A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' ...
composed by Nectarios of Aegina
Notes
External links
Biographical accounts
* Sotos Chondropoulos.
SAINT NEKTARIOS: The Saint of Our Century
'' Translated by Peter and Aliki Los. Publications "Καινούργια Γή", Greece.
St. Nektarios Monastery, Roscoe, NY
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at www.serfes.org
at www.st-seraphim.com
at www.fatheralexander.org
Agios Nektarios Church & Monastery
at www.aeginagreece.com
Selected writings
at www.serfes.org
Some miracle accounts
at www.sprint.net.au
eviasieghina.ro
St. Nectarios' miraculous relics
Visiting Aghios Nectarios, Aegina island, Greece (departing from Athens) - With photos
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1846 births
1920 deaths
20th-century Christian saints
20th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
Bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
People from Aegina
Saints of modern Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni
Miracle workers
People from Silivri
Poet priests
Greek saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church