Nectarios, Nektarios or Nectarius () is a Greek male given name encountered in

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. It means "of nectar". Although its

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refers to the word νέκταρ (néktar, an ancient Greek word meaning "overcoming death", a honey miraculous beverage of Olympian Gods), the name Nectarios was never used in ancient Greece. It can be first seen no later than 300 AD as a Christian name, mainly of monks and bishops, in 20th century it became renowned in the Orthodox world by the lives of Saint

Nectarios of Aegina Nectarios of Aegina (; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated both in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. On 20 Ap ...

and Venerable Nectarios of Optina. A Greek

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form of this name is Nektary. The feminine version of this name is Nectaria or Nektaria.

In the Orthodox Christian Church

* St.

(1846–1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis, beloved saint and spiritual father of Modern Greece. * St. Nectarius of Optina (ca. 1854–1928), one of the last elder and spiritual father of

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before the

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of 1917, well known and beloved in Russia, and also abroad after

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Venerable Nectarius of Optina
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. * St.

Nectarius of Auvergne Saint Nectarius of Auvergne (also known as ''Nectarius of St-Nectaire, Nectarius of Limagne, Necterius of Senneterre''; ) is venerated as a 4th-century martyr and Christian missionary. Life Nectarius, according to legend, was accused of part ...

(Nectaire, Nectarius of Limagne) (d. ~300 AD), martyr at Auvergne * St. Nectarius of Constantinople (d. 398), Archbishop of Constantinople * St. Nectarius of Jerusalem (1605–1680), Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Nectarius of Autun Saint Nectarius of Autun () was a 6th-century bishop of Autun, and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Nectarius was bishop of Autun from 540 to his death on 13 September 549 or 550. He was a friend of Saint Germain of Paris, whom he ...

bishop of Autun The Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Diocesis Aeduensis'', ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), m ...

(ca. 550 AD) *

Nectarius of Vienne Nectarius () was a semi-legendary, if not spurious, bishop of Vienne believed to have lived in the 5th century. He is considered a pre-congregational saint of the Roman Catholic Church, and his feast day is locally celebrated on July 1 in the Dio ...

bishop of Vienne The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon. History The legend according to wh ...

(ca. 445 AD) *

Nectarius of Digne Nectarius of Digne () was believed to have been the third Bishop of Digne, the first bishop of Digne having been Saint Domnin and the second Saint Vincent. However, Pierre Gassendi Pierre Gassendi (; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi, Petr ...

, bishop of Digne, 5th century * Father Nectarios Yangson, Guardian of the Wonderworking Iveron Icon, and beloved spiritual guide in America.

Other

* Nektarios Alexandrou, a Cypriot footballer, midfielder of the APOEL club and the Cyprus national team . *

Nektarios Tavernarakis Nektarios N. Tavernarakis (Greek language, Greek: Νεκτάριος Ν. Ταβερναράκης) is a Greek bioscientist, who studies Ageing, Cell death, and Neurodegeneration. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Molecular Systems Biolog ...

, well known scientist in the fields of biology, cell biology, ageing, and neurodegeneration.

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