Nectarios of Aegina (Greek: Άγιος Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης), born Anastasios Kephalas (Greek: Αναστάσιος Κεφαλάς; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), was the Metropolitan of Pentapolis. He was also known as the Wonderworker of Aegina. He was officially recognized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1961. His feast day is celebrated every year on 9 November.
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Anastasios Kephalas 1 October 1846 Selymbria, Constantinople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
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Died |
8 November 1920 (aged 74) Aegina, Greece
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Zodiac | Libra |
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