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Nicholas (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia

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Metr. Nicholas (Hatzinikolaou) was born on [[April 13]], 1954 in Thessalonica, Greece. He began his post secondary education at the University of Thessalonica where he studied physics. After graduating, he served his obligation with the Greek military services. He then moved to the United States and continued his postgraduate studies in astrophysics at the University of Harvard from which he received a Master of Arts degree, followed by further studies in engineering and biomedical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Additionally, he undertook studies in theology at the [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts]], earning Master's degrees in Theological Studies and Theology.
In addition to his studies, he worked as a researcher and research assistant in the Cardiovascular laboratory at the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Israel_Deaconess_Medical_Center|New England Deaconess Medical Center]] in Boston and taught at Harvard University. During this time he was a scientific colleague at NASA and the Arthur D. Little Company. He returned to Greece about 1987.
Entering a [[monasticism|monastic]] life, he resided at [[Mount Athos]] for two years before he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] on [[March 18]], 1989 at the Stomion Monastery at Konitsis in northern Greece at which time he received the name Nicholas. Later, Monk Nicholas joined the Monastery of [[Simonopetra Monastery (Athos)|Simonopetra]]. Mnk. Nicholas was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] on [[March 19]], 1989 and a [[priest]] later that year on [[September 10]]. From May 1990, Father Nicholas served as [[parish]] priest at the Holy Ascension [[metochion]] of Simonopetra Monastery in Byrona ([[w:Vyronas|Vyronas]]), a suburb of Athens.
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