Saint Nektarios- Saint of Affection and Forgiveness

 

Many people had regarded him as a Saint in his lifetime, because of his purity of life, his virtues, the theological nature of his publications, true to the tradition of the Church, his gift of foreknowledge and the miracles he performed.

This recognition of him as a Saint spread rapidly after his repose. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople proclaimed him a Saint on April 20,