The Holy Hierarch Nectarios of Aegina was honoured on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest, where a particle of the Saint’s relics is kept.
The festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova in the presence of hundreds of believers.
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