Celebration of Saint Nektarios
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2023-11-09
Celebration of Saint Nektarios
Saint Nektarios was born in 1846 in Silyvria, Thrace, and his popular name was Anastasios Kefalas. The son of a large and poor family, he was forced from a very early age to work to make a living, while knowing as a child the cruelty of life. It is said that at the age of seven, he bought paper and sewed the leaves together.
Saint Nektarios was born in 1846 in Silyvria, Thrace, and his popular name was Anastasios Kefalas. The son of a large and poor family, he was forced from a very early age to work to make a living, while knowing as a child the cruelty of life. It is said that at the age of seven, he bought paper and sewed the leaves together.
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Saint Nektarios was born in 1846 in Silyvria, Thrace, and his popular name was Anastasios Kefalas. The son of a large and poor family, he was forced from a very early age to work to make a living, while knowing as a child the cruelty of life. It is said that at the age of seven, he bought paper and sewed the leaves together.
