Nectarios, Nektarios or Nectarius ( gr, Νεκτάριος) is a
Greek male given name encountered in
Greece
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and
Cyprus
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. 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),
the name Nectarios was never used in ancient Greece. It can be first seen no later than 300 AD as a Christian name, mainly of monks and bishops, in 20th century it became renowned in Orthodox world by the lives of Saint
Nectarios of Aegina and Venerable
Nectarios of Optina.
A Greek
diminutive
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form of this name is Nektary. The feminine version of this name is Nectaria or Nektaria.
In the Orthodox Christian Church
* St.
Nectarios of Aegina (1846–1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis, beloved saint and spiritual father of Modern Greece.
* St.
Nectarios of Optina (ca. 1854–1928), one of the last
elder and spiritual father of
Optina Monastery
The Optina Pustyn (russian: Óптина пýстынь, literally ''Opta's hermitage'') is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Ortho ...
before the
revolution
In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
of 1917, well known and beloved in Russia, and also abroad after
Russian emigration.
Venerable Nectarius of Optina
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.
* St.
Nectarius of Auvergne
Saint Nectarius of Auvergne (also known as ''Nectarius of St-Nectaire, Nectarius of Limagne, Necterius of Senneterre'') (french: Nectaire) is venerated as a 4th-century martyr and Christian missionary. Life
According to Gregory of Tours, Nectariu ...
(Nectaire, Nectarius of Limagne) (d. ~300 AD), martyr at Auvergne
* St.
Nectarius of Constantinople (d. 398), Archbishop of Constantinople
* St.
Nectarius of Jerusalem Nectarius of Jerusalem, born Nikolaos Pelopidis ( grc-gre, Νεκτάριος Πελοπίδης, 1602–1676), was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1661 to 1669.''"Νεκτάριος, Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων."'' ' ...
(1605–1680), Patriarch of Jerusalem
*
Nectarius of Autun,
bishop of Autun
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), more simpl ...
(ca. 550 AD)
*
Nectarius of Vienne,
bishop of Vienne
The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon.
History
The legend according to whi ...
(ca. 445 AD)
*
Nectarius of Digne, bishop of Digne, 5th century
* Father Nectarios Yangson, Guardian of the Wonderworking Iveron Icon, and beloved spiritual guide in America.
Sports
*
Nektarios Alexandrou
Nektarios Alexandrou ( el, Νεκτάριος Αλεξάνδρου; born December 19, 1983 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Greek Cypriot former professional footballer. He was a left flank specialist, but he primarily played as the left winger.
Care ...
, a Cypriot footballer, midfielder of the APOEL club and the Cyprus national team .
*
Nektarios Skaribas, a Greek Footballer, a well known midfielder for the
Fokikos A.C.
A.C. (Athletic Club) Fokikos ( el, Α.Σ. Φωκικός) is a Greece, Greek professional Association football, football club of Phocis, Greece, established in Amfissa. The club was first founded in 1932 (unofficially existed from 1928) under the ...
Medicine
*
Nektarios Tavernarakis, well known scientist in the fields of biology, cell biology, ageing, and neurodegeneration.
See also
References
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