Saint Nektarios

This image is handmade hagiography (hand-painted) with gold leaf on carved wood and lightly aged according to the technique of Mount Athos. It has the signature of the hagiographer and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Saint Nektarios was born on October 1, 1846 AD in Silivria, Thrace and his secular name was Anastasios. In 1904 AD he founded the Monastery in Aegina. He died on November 8, 1920 and was buried in the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Aegina. His Holy Relics were restored on September 3, 1953 and on April 20, 1961, by an act of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, he was proclaimed a Saint of the Orthodox Church.
Our Church honors the memory of Saint Nektarios on November 9 of each year.