Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Nikephorosthe Leper

of Chios

Tzanakakis

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“...lived with unquestioning, genuine obedience to his Spiritual Father, and with austere fasting”
St. Nikephoros the Leper

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

1890

Chania, Greece

Death

22 Dec (4 Jan) 1964

Greece

Life path

  • Monk
  • Orphan

Undertakings & Callings

  • Fasting

God's Gifts

  • Wonderworking
  • Prophesy

Sufferings

  • Leprosy

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