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In 1919, he was invited, to the Greek island of Aegina, by St. [[Nektarios of Aegina|Nektarios]], to serve as a priest at the Holy Trinity Convent. He stayed at this convent for six years, from 1919 until 1925. There he taught the nuns the sacred art of iconography and Byzantine music. This time at the Convent period was one of the most significant events in the saint's life his biography due to his association friendship with St. Nektarios ; who was at the height of his spiritual development. Stat this time. Sava had the opportunity to confess and receive counsel from St. Nektarios. The the saint and the two had the highest esteem for held each other in high esteem and considered each considered the other a saint. Saint Savvas Savas also conducted Saint Nektarios' funeral service.
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Due to the irregularities caused by the raids of the Arabs in the Holy Land, and health reasons, Sava was forced to leave. He returned to Greece where he searched for a quiet place to continue his monastic life. He was attracted to the island of [[Patmos]], where he lived for a while in the hermitage of Grava and later at the [[Monastery of St. John the Theologian (Patmos, Greece)|Monastery of St. John]]. <ref> This is verified by an inscription on an icon painted by St. Sava at the monastery "In the month of December in 1914 this icon was painted by the hand of the iconographer, holy monk Savvas the Hosevite." </ref>
He later traveled for three years, throughout Greece , looking for three yearsa suitable place to stay. He went to visited [[Mount Athos]], then to the Monastery of Phaneromenis, then Salamina and to finaly the island of Hydra but could not find a suitable place in 1919, he was invited to stayat the Greek island of Aegina, by St. [[Nektarios of Aegina|Nektarios]], to serve as a priest at the Convent of the Holy Trinity, and stayed for six years at this convent (from 1919 until 1925). There he taught the nuns the sacred art of iconography and Byzantine music.
St. Sava is also renowed for painting the first [[icon]] of St. Nektarios: ''One day St. Sava asked the [[abbess]] not to let anyone disturb him for forty days, during which he remained confined to his cell in which the nuns could hear constant conversation between the living Saint and the reposed Saint. After 40 days, he came out of his cell holding an icon of St. Nektarios. He handed it to the abbess and asked her to place it in the church for veneration. The abbess was surprised since St. Nektarios had not been [[glorification|glorified]] ("canonized") as a saint yet, and she was afraid that the convent would get into trouble. Although the saint was always meek and humble, he insisted, and told her in a commanding manner: "You must show obedience. Take the icon and place it on the [[iconostasis|icon stand]], and do not scrutinize the will of God." He knew the holiness and purity of St. Nektarios.''
