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Church Of Saint Nectarios Of Aegina, Nurmijärvi, Finland

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Two factors are involved in man’s salvation: the grace of God and the will of man. Both must work together, if salvation is to be attained.

Saint Nectarios of Aegina

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Did you see the trailer for "Man of God" (Ο άνθρωπος του Θεού)? It's directed by Serbian-American Yelena Popovic and stars a mostly Greek (with some Russian/American actors), it's in English but it honestly felt (from what I could see from the trailer) sooo well made I had trouble believing it wasn't Greek. It's an English speaking film about Saint Nectarios.

I saw the trailer and my reaction was this! This is how it's done :O

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The Orthodox Community Of St Andrew - Edinburgh (Meadow Lane), Scotland

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Saint Nectarios of Aegina, The Path to Happiness

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Saint Nectarios of Aegina 

Saint Nectarios was born to a Christian family in 1846 in Silivria, in present-day Turkey. As a young boy, he was sent to Constantinople on his own to continue his education and earn a living.

At 30, he embraced the monastic life, and nine years later, he was appointed Bishop of Pentapolis. He then moved to Cairo as a preacher and secretary to Patriarch Sophronius of Alexandria.

However, Saint Nectarios’ popularity among the people aroused the envy of some clerics, who slandered him before the Patriarch. As a result, he was exiled to Athens, where he endured a life of hardship, living humbly and often struggling for even his daily bread. He found work as a preacher and eventually became the director of the Rizarios Seminary.

Between 1904 and 1907, he founded a convent for nuns on the island of Aegina, where he spent the last years of his life. During this time, his reputation for holiness and the grace bestowed upon him by God spread widely. He healed many laypeople and monastics of various illnesses and even brought rain to the island during a drought.

In his final years, Saint Nectarios faced a painful illness, which he endured with patience. He passed away peacefully on November 8, 1920, in a hospital in Athens.

His first miracle after death occurred immediately: the man in the hospital bed beside him was healed simply by touching the saint’s clothing.

Miraculous healings continued, and the monastery on Aegina became one of Greece’s most significant pilgrimage sites. Saint Nectarios’s relics have reached churches worldwide, and he is revered as a powerful healer, particularly of those suffering from cancer.

In Romania, the most important pilgrimage site dedicated to him is Bucharest’s Radu Vodă Monastery, which played a vital role in spreading Saint Nectarios’ veneration throughout the country.

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