A crowd of believers at the pilgrimage festival of St. Nektariou in Sykea Monemvasiatranslated

The memory of Agios Nektarios of Pentapolis, the miracle worker, was celebrated with ecclesiastical splendor in the Holy pilgrimage of the same name in Sykea, where a Holy fragment of his relic is kept, as a precious gift and a great blessing for the wider region.

Many pilgrims came during the holy services, held since the beginning of the previous week in the Holy Church, to receive the grace of the Triune God with the embassies of the Saint, to honor his memory and to place on his Holy relics the burdens of life's problems.

The celebration culminated on Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9, 2026. In particular, on the evening of the eve of the holiday, the solemn Vespers with bread and the Holy Prayer to the Holy patron of the Theophilus Bishop of Lacedaemonia, Mr. Theophilos, were held, while a night Divine Liturgy followed for the vigil faithful.

On the main day of the holiday, the solemn Orthros with artoklasia and the High Priestly Divine Liturgy of the preeminent of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Monemvasia and Sparta Mr. Efstathios, who was flanked by a multitude of priests from the wider region, were held.

After the Divine...