Aegina
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Aegina is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 27 km from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of the mythological hero Aeacus, who was born on the island an
View of Aegina's seafront
A panorama of the island of Aegina, from the Mediterranean sea.
Silver stater of Aegina, 550–530 BC. Obv. Sea turtle with large pellets down centre. Rev. incuse square punch with eight sections.
Silver drachma of Aegina, 404–340 BC. Obverse: Land tortoise. Reverse: inscription ΑΙΓ(INA) "Aegina" and dolphin.
Nectarios of Aegina
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Nectarios of Aegina, Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. On 20 April 1961, Patriarch Athenagoras
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…equilateral holy triangle of temples including the Athenian Parthenon and the temple of Poseidon at Sounion. Monastery of Agios Nectarios, dedicated to Nectarios of Aegina, a recent saint of the Greek Orthodox Church. A statue in the principal square commemorates Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776–1831), the first administrator…
Greek Icon of Saint Nectarios Metropolitan of Pentapolis
Portrait of Saint Nectarios of Aegina
Site of Saint Nectarios birth house in Silivri, Istanbul, Turkey
Church of Agios Nectarios, Aegina