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[[Image:nectarios marmarinos.jpg|thumbnail|right|Fr. Nectarios, the founder of the nunnery of St. Patapios]][[Image:father Nectarios.jpg|thumbnail|right|Father Fr. Nectarios, the establisher founder of the nunnery of Saint St. Patapios, at the nunnery's celebration ([[December 8 December ]], 2010)]][[Image:father Nectarios2.jpg|thumbnail|right|Father Fr. Nectarios, the establisher founder of the nunnery of Saint St. Patapios, at the nunnery 's celebration ([[December 8]], 2012)]] [[Image:Nectarios.jpg|thumbnail|right|Fr. Nectarios at the nunnery of St. Patapios with sister Theoktisti (October 2010)]]

Elder Father '''Nektarios (Marmarinos)''' is the founder of the [[Monastery of St Patapios (Loutraki, Greece)|monastery of St. Patapios (]] located at Loutraki, Greece)]] (Loutraki is , a spa city near Corinth) and served as [[chancellor]] of the Diocese of Corinth. He was born in Aegina on [[November 3]], 1921. His real name is Kyriakosnoted for his missionary activities. He is spiritual child of St. Hieronymus of Aegina. He graduated from the also served as [[seminarychancellor]] in Corinth and of the Bishop of Corinth Michael ordained him as a [[deacon]] in the church of Virgin Mary in the neighborhood Synoikismos (meaning settlement) Metropolis of Corinth. On [[November 8]], 1945 he was ordained Archimandrite in the church of St. Paul in Corinth.

In 1952 he founded ==Life==Kyriakos Marmarinos was born on [[November 3]], 1921 in Aegina on the monastery island of St. Patapios (LoutrakiAegina, Greece)near Athens. In 1977 he founded the Monastery The spiritual child of St. Paul Hieronymus of Aegina, he was educated in Mount Gerania (it has now been abandoned) and graduated from the male monastery of St[[seminary]] in Corinth. Nickolaos at the place New Malagari of Perachora (Choosing a monastic life, Kyriakos was [[ordination|ordained]] a village close to Loutraki). Recently he founded the male monastery [[deacon]] by Bishop Michael of the three hierarchs Corinth in Perachora. He served as a chancellor of the Diocese Church of Corinth. He was honored Virgin Mary in 2006 by the City neighborhood Synoikismos (meaning settlement) of Corinth , with the golden key of the city and also was honored by the then Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Metrname Nektarios. On [[Christodoulos (Paraskevaides) of Athens|ChristodoulosNovember 8]] with the gold medal for his , 1945, after he had been ordained a [[missionarypriest]] work. Elder Nektarios from 1940 until now does every Sunday afternoon Sunday school at , he was raised to the Cultural Center dignity of [[archimandrite]] in the Church of Virgin Mary at Synoikismos, St. Paul in Corinth.

TodayIn 1952, on an advanced age, he is still doing lessons in Sunday school at Synoikismos and travels across the villages and towns of the province of Corinthia to teach the Word of the Gospel. Also, every Friday morning he visits founded the monastery Monastery of St. Patapios (in Loutraki, Greece) directing at the souls site of the cave where [[nunrelics]]s to of St. Patapios had been found. In 1977, he founded the SalvationMonastery of St. Paul in Mount Gerania which was subsequently abandoned. He often operates on Sundays in also founded, near Loutraki, the male monastery of the Three Hierarchs St. Nickolaos o Neos for men at Malagari in Perachora. The missionary work of Elder Nektarios is well known. According to nun [[Patapia]] his contribution to More recently he founded the male monastery of St. Patapios (Loutraki, Greece) as its founder is greatthe three hierarchs in Perachora.

He served as chancellor of the Metropolis of Corinth. In 2006, he was honored by the City of Corinth with the golden key of the city and also honored by the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece [[Christodoulos (Paraskevaides) of Athens|Christodoulos]] with the gold medal for his [[missionary]] work. Elder Nektarios has taught, since 1940, Sunday school every Sunday afternoon at the Cultural Center of the Church of Virgin Mary at Synoikismos in Corinth. In addition to teaching Sunday school at Synoikismos, Elder Nektarios travels, at an advanced age, across the villages and towns of the province of Corinthia teaching the Word of the Gospel. Additionally, he visits every Friday morning the Monastery of St. Patapios in Loutraki, directing the souls of the [[nun]]s toward Salvation. Frequently, he also preaches at the male [[monastery]] of the Three Hierarchs in Perachora. His missionary efforts are well known and according to nun [[Patapia]] he has contributed greatly to the Monastery of St. Patapios that he founded.  ==ReferenceReferences==*"Precepts and teachings of Elder Nektarios MarmarinoSMarmarinos" [Edition of the Holy Monastery of Saint Patapios, Loutraki, 2010]

*[[Wikipedia:Saint_Patapios]]