09/07/2026
Before his death, Saint Nectarius had been suffering from a serious form of cancer for a long time and hid his disease. When it became impossible to conceal his suffering, he was sent to an Athens hospital. Treatment was required, but there was no money.
Looking at the little, simply dressed old man suffering from pain, the on-duty nurse asked: "Is he a monk?"
He is a bishop, replied the sister accompanying him.
For the first time, I see a bishop without a panagia, a golden cross, and most importantly, without money, the servant remarked.
The saint was placed in a third-class ward for the dying. He spent another two months in torment. On the feast day of Archangel Michael and all the Heavenly Hosts, God called him to Himself.
Miracles started happening right there in the hospital. A paralyzed man lay in the room with the saint. When Saint Nectarius died, before washing his body, the staff took off his shirt and moved the paralyzed person closer to the saint. They placed the hands of the sick man on the saint, and the paralyzed man immediately stood up, healed.
Immediately after his passing, the body of the saint began to exude a myrrh-like fragrance. When his coffin was brought to Aegina, the whole island came out to see off its saint. The people carrying his coffin noticed that their clothes and hands smelled sweet.
From the life of St. Nectarios of Aegina.
Saint Nectarios of Aegina is prayed to for healing from various serious illnesses, especially cancer, and for help with financial difficulties.
