
The
Monastery of Saint Nektarios was built around 1904-1910 by
the bishop Pentapoleos Nektarios. Nektarios lived in the Monastery
and died in 1920. In 1961 he was declared a Saint. The Monastery
is on the road to Saint Marina and it's about 6 kilometers
away from the town of Aegina. The church has two tall bell-towers
and 4 rows of windows which all have red archs for crowning.
Fourteen
nuns live in this Monastery. The Monastery celebrates on 9th
November and thousands of people gather on this day from every
part of Greece. There are many rows and dedications made from
a great numberof worshippers in this Monastery.
Telephone of the Monastery : 22970 - 53806
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