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Metropolitan Reveals Which Saint to Pray to for Healing from Illnessestranslated

July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

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Teodora Florea

I too asked Saint Nectarius for help when I had problems with my knees two years ago. It helped, thank God. Which saint did the metropolitan mention in the article?

Nicholas Turner

I remember asking St. Nectarios for my mom's arthritis last year and things got better after a few months. The article says the metropolitan pointed to St. Panteleimon, right? That's the one I usually go to for health stuff too.

Helen Campbell

St. Panteleimon has always been the one I turn to for health stuff too, especially with my nursing shifts. Teodora and Nicholas, glad he helped your knees and your mom's arthritis. The metropolitan was spot on naming him.

Леся Панченко

I also had a problem with my knees, I asked Panteleimon and it got better after a few weeks. And in the article, the metropolitan called him exactly, correctly. Thank God for such saints.

Timothy Baker

St. Panteleimon is the one I always ask for too, especially when my old back acts up after gardening. Helen, does praying to him help you stay steady during those long nursing shifts, or do you light a candle at home first? Good to hear he came through for Teodora and Nicholas’s mom.

Αναστασία Μιχαηλίδου

I too asked Saint Panteleimon for help last year when my back hurt after the garden. It got better in a few weeks, thank God. The metropolitan mentioned him correctly, he is the first person I think of when it comes to health issues.

Тимофей Новиков

My back also sometimes ache after long flights, so I pray to Panteleimon, just like everyone else writes here. It helps, after a couple of weeks it becomes easier. But the Metropolitan named him exactly; I read the article to the end.

Κώστας Θεοδώρου

It's good that you say it Anastasia, I too have run to Agios Panteleimon two or three times for lower back pains from fishing. Indeed, things quiet down quickly. Did you go to a doctor in the end or did you just leave it with prayer?

Ηλίας Μακρής

I, too, have prayed to Saint Panteleimon several times for various health issues, especially when my back hurts from hours in the laboratory. Glad it went quickly for you, Anastasia. Did you go get any x-rays at the end?

Ζωή Λαμπροπούλου

Good that Agios Panteleimon helped with the fishing as well, Kostas. Last year, when I got the same pain after a mountain, I finally went to an orthopedist, and did some physical therapy. But I always ask the Saint at the same time, it doesn't hurt! Do you still fish often?

Μιχάλης Παναγιωτόπουλος

I, too, have begged Saint Panteleimon for something similar, Kostas, especially when my back hurts after long hours at the office. Good thing he calms down quickly. Do you still go fishing or have you dropped it a bit?

Νίκος Κωνσταντίνου

Yes, Agios Panteleimon does not forget either the fishermen or the climbers! Last year when I got a backache after a long walk in the river, I also did physical therapy along with the supplications. Where have you been fishing lately, Kostas?

Κατερίνα Λαμπροπούλου

Yes, physical therapy worked for me too two years ago. I have had a picture of Saint Panteleimon at home since we went to his monastery near Larissa. Do you still go birding on the mountain, Zoe, or did you quit after that pain?

Φωτεινή Παναγιωτοπούλου

You are right Niko, Agios Panteleimon helps everywhere. Last year, when my knee hurt from the garden, I also made supplications along with the ice therapy. How is your waist now?

Κατερίνα Λαμπροπούλου

Yes, Saint Panteleimon helps a lot in such things, Michael. I also ask him for the knees that bother me after knitting. Do you still go fishing? I have completely cut it off, I can only see the birds from the window now.

Ζωή Αναγνώστου

Yes, physical therapy helped me a lot last year too, Zoe, after that Troodos bike ride that made my knees rubbery. I also pray to Saint Panteleimon every night, it's not like we're waiting for a miracle without doing anything. Do you still ride a bike or have you dropped it a bit lately?

Ζωή Χατζή

You say it right Nikos, Agios Panteleimon also helps the fishermen. Last year, when my shoulder caught me after a shift at the hospital, I prayed along with the exercises the physical therapist gave me. Where have you been fishing lately?

Αγγελική Παναγιωτοπούλου

Yes, physical therapy saves many times, I know this from my mom who went through a similar thing three years ago. I ask Saint Panteleimon often, especially when my back hurts from long hours at the office. And about the birds, Zoe, are you still going or have you left it?

Αντώνης Οικονόμου

Kostas, you are right, Agios Panteleimon also helps the fishermen. Last year, when my back hurt after three hours sitting on the bus, I pleaded with the two pills the doctor gave me. Lately I go to Axios, near the village, you?

Δέσποινα Νικολαΐδου

I too have seen a difference with physical therapy, Zoe, but only when I do it consistently. I also remember Saint Panteleimon, especially when my knees hurt after walking in the square. Did you take any bikes to Troodos this year or did you leave them?

Χρήστος Μακρής

You are right Fotini, Saint Panteleimon is strong in such things. Last year, when it had caught my waist from sitting too long in the truck, I also prayed and it went away in two weeks. I'm better now, thanks, how's your knee doing after the garden?

Παρασκευή Παπαγεωργίου

Yes, physical therapy makes a difference when you don't let it, Zoe. I pray to Saint Panteleimon especially when I cook standing up for many hours and my back hurts. Do you still ride a bike or did you quit after that bike ride?

Ελένη Χατζή

Yes, physical therapy did the trick for me last year too, Zoe, after my shoulders were sore from digging in the garden. I also have Agios Panteleimon fixed every night. Are you finally continuing cycling or did you leave it after the Troodos?

Ηλίας Δημητρίου

You say it well Fotini, Agios Panteleimon leaves no one behind. Last year when I got the pain in my arm from the knife in the kitchen, I prayed every night and in three days it went away. My waist is better now, thank God, are you still going to the garden?

Θεοδώρα Μακρή

Glad your waistline is over quickly Christos, the truck seat is really crushing you. I often ask Saint Panteleimon for small things, he helps. My knee after the garden is still a little sore, but I ice it and move on.

Παναγιώτης Νικολαΐδης

Yes, Agios Panteleimon is good for such things as well. Last year, when my shoulder hurt from playing chess, I begged and went for a massage. Do you go to Axios often? I prefer further up towards my village near the lake.

Νίκος Μιχαηλίδης

Yes, Agios Panteleimon helps a lot, I've known that for a long time. I had a lower back problem last year from hours at the office and physical therapy together with prayer solved it. In the end, did you start cycling again after the Troodos or did you leave it?

Βασίλης Αθανασίου

Yes, Agios Panteleimon is one of the first we run, I see it in our parish as well. My back still hurts from the many taxi seats, but prayer and a little walk in the garden after the shift helps. I gripped the bike lightly again, not like before, lest my waist swell up again. How are you now?

Αγγελική Μακρή

Yes, the truck seat is hell on the waist, good thing it passed quickly. I have also begged Saint Panteleimon for my hand that hurts from crocheting, and it really helps. How is your knee now after the ice?

Πέτρος Δημητρίου

Yes, Saint Panteleimon helps a lot, I have also seen it in friends. You who go further up to your village near the lake, did you ever go to the little church of Agios Raphael there? Last year when I was sick from football, I prayed and then I felt better.

Αντώνης Οικονόμου

You're right, the seat in my truck has been doing damage for years now, luckily Christos's also passed quickly. I often invoke Saint Panteleimon when my back hurts after the journey, and I really find relief. How is your knee after the ice, did it improve at all?

Φωτεινή Παναγιωτοπούλου

Yes, Saint Panteleimon is the first we all remember when our back or back hurts. After my shift at the hospital, I put some soil on my plants in the garden and walk among the tomatoes, this gives me more rest than cycling. How many hours have you been sitting in the taxi now?

Γιάννης Θεοδώρου

Yes, Saint Panteleimon helps a lot, I have seen it too. Me, after 10-11 hours in a taxi my back feels like a stone, but a walk in the Rotunda park relaxes me better than any medicine. How are you doing with the tomatoes this year, did they turn out well?

Ελένη Οικονόμου

Yes, Agios Panteleimon is one of those whom I have trusted for years. Last year I had a sore neck from the hours of standing up in class, but with prayer and a bit of swimming it got better. Did you finally get back on the bike after the Troodos?

Αντώνης Οικονόμου

Yes, Saint Panteleimon is the first one that comes to my mind when my back hurts. Me, after 8-9 hours on the bus, I prefer to sit with the rod in Kalamari than to walk, it makes me feel better. How are your tomatoes doing this year, did you manage to put some basil next to it?