GREEK SHRINE DEDICATED IN HARTFORD

MarinaEllas · 11-11-2006, 09:52 PM

The Greek community of Hartford, CT have a lot to celebrate. Not only did their parish of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral celebrate their 75th anniversary weekend, it was also the beginning of the St. Nektarios Shrine.

Archbishop Demetrios, the Greek Orthodox Church's highest-ranking spiritual leader in the country, consecrated the shrine during a service Sunday afternoon. Hundreds packed the Fairfield Avenue church in Hartford to witness the ceremony. St. Nektarios is considered a patron saint of healing and is widely revered. The shrine is lucky enough to have a relic of St. Nektarios, a piece of bone from the saint, in the sanctuary.

Archbishop Demetrios said the shrine will become a place of "spiritual refuge" for those seeking to be healed. After Nektarios' death in 1920, people visited the Greek island of Aegina where Nektarios spent his retirement amid reports of miraculous healing. Nektarios was declared a saint by the Greek Orthodox Church in 1961.

He is considered the patron saint of people stricken with cancer, heart trouble, arthritis and epilepsy, among other diseases.

Prokomenos · 11-13-2006, 05:37 PM

Thanks for letting us know. May he rest in peace.

11-11-2006, 09:52 PM	#1
MarinaEllas GR Elite Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Astoria, NY Posts: 366 Total Points: 85,564.27 My Mood: Donate	GREEK SHRINE DEDICATED IN HARTFORD The Greek community of Hartford, CT have a lot to celebrate. Not only did their parish of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral celebrate their 75th anniversary weekend, it was also the beginning of the St. Nektarios Shrine. Archbishop Demetrios, the Greek Orthodox Church's highest-ranking spiritual leader in the country, consecrated the shrine during a service Sunday afternoon. Hundreds packed the Fairfield Avenue church in Hartford to witness the ceremony. St. Nektarios is considered a patron saint of healing and is widely revered. The shrine is lucky enough to have a relic of St. Nektarios, a piece of bone from the saint, in the sanctuary. Archbishop Demetrios said the shrine will become a place of "spiritual refuge" for those seeking to be healed. After Nektarios' death in 1920, people visited the Greek island of Aegina where Nektarios spent his retirement amid reports of miraculous healing. Nektarios was declared a saint by the Greek Orthodox Church in 1961. He is considered the patron saint of people stricken with cancer, heart trouble, arthritis and epilepsy, among other diseases.

11-13-2006, 05:37 PM	#2
Prokomenos The Big Boss Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In your head Posts: 4,220 Total Points: 422,791,530.19 My Mood: Donate	Re: GREEK SHRINE DEDICATED IN HARTFORD Thanks for letting us know. May he rest in peace.

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