A few words about Saint Nektarios (part 3)...

In December 1908, at the age of 62, Nectarios resigned from his post as school director and withdrew to the Holy Trinity Convent on Aegina, where he lived out the rest of his life as a monk. He wrote, published, preached, and heard confessions. He also tended the gardens, carried stones, and helped with the construction of the monastery buildings that were built with his own funds.

Nectarios died on November 8, 1920, at the age of 74, following hospitalization for prostate cancer and two months of treatment. His body was taken to the Holy Trinity Convent, where he was buried by his best friend Savvas of Kalymnos, who later painted the first icon of Nectarios.The funeral of Nectarios was attended by multitudes of people from all parts of Greece and Egypt.

Saint Nektarios is considered a patron saint for people who are suffering from diseases; such as cancer, heart trouble, joint pain, epilepsy, arthritis, etc.

Let's have some vocabulary...

Resigned from (αόριστος) = παραιτήθηκε από (ενεστώτας --> resign from)

Director = διευθυντής

Withdrew (αόριστος) = αποσύρθηκε, πήγε (ενεστώτας --> withdraw)

Holy Trinity = Αγία Τριάδα

Convent = μοναστήρι

Published (αόριστος) = εξέδωσε, δημοσίευσε (ενεστώτας --> publish)

Preached (αόριστος) = κήρυξε (ενεστώτας --> preach)

Heard confessions (αόριστος) = άκουσε εξομολογήσεις (ενεστώτας --> hear confessions)

Tended (αόριστος) = φρόντισε (συνώνυμο = take care of) (ενεστώτας --> tend)

Carried (αόριστος) = κουβάλησε ( ενεστώτας --> carry)

Construction (ουσιαστικό) = κατασκευή, (ρήμα --> construct = κατασκευάζω)

Funds = κονδύλι, χρήματα

Hospitalization = νοσηλεία, εισαγωγή στο νοσοκομείο

Treatment = θεραπεία

Funeral = κηδεία

Multitudes = πλήθη

Patron = προστάτης

Saint =  Άγιος

Suffering = υποφέρω (ρήμα --> suffer)

Diseases = ασθένειες