Description
Hand painted icon of Saint Nektarios, on natural wood, made in Mount Athos. The icon is delivered in a wooden box.
Saint Nektarios or Nektarios of Pentapolis or of Aegina was born in Thraki in 1846. In Aegina island he built a monastery while he contributed to miracles to the residents of the island as a brother and their supporter. He died in 1920 AD and buried in the Holy Trinity in Aegina. Saint Nektarios celebrates on 9 November.
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