Historical Gallery | Saint Nectarios

A growing documentary gallery of Saint Nectarios, his years at the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School, Aegina, his repose, and the veneration of his relics. Where the exact date, place or provenance of an image is not yet established, the caption says so explicitly.

Historical photographs of Saint Nectarios

Saint Nectarios in episcopal dress — **Saint Nectarios, Metropolitan of Pentapolis.** Historical episcopal portrait. Exact date and photographic provenance are being documented.

Historical portrait attributed to Saint Nectarios — **Portrait of Saint Nectarios.** A comparatively early portrait in clerical dress. Exact date and original photographic source remain to be established.

**Saint Nectarios seated outdoors.** Historical photograph; exact date and location are being researched.

**Saint Nectarios in episcopal vestments.** Historical liturgical photograph. Exact occasion and date remain to be documented.

Rizarios Ecclesiastical School · 1894–1908

Saint Nectarios served for fourteen years as Director of the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School in Athens. These years were central to his work as an educator, pastor and author, and the surviving Rizarios material is among the most important documentary evidence for his life.

Saint Nectarios at Rizarios — **Saint Nectarios during the Rizarios period, before 1908.** Historical photograph catalogued through Wikimedia Commons as public domain.

Saint Nectarios at Rizarios Ecclesiastical School — **Saint Nectarios at the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School.** The Greek caption visible in the historical image identifies him with the Rizarios School. Exact date and original source are still being documented.

Saint Nectarios writing at a desk — **Saint Nectarios writing at his desk.** The image is especially evocative of the extensive theological, pastoral and devotional writing produced during his mature years. Exact location and date remain to be verified.

**Historical group photograph associated with Saint Nectarios.** User-supplied historical image. The precise occasion, location and identification of all those shown have not yet been independently established.

An attributed early image

Photograph considered by some to show Saint Nectarios when young — **Possible early photograph of Saint Nectarios.** This photograph is considered by some to depict Saint Nectarios at a very young age. Its identification and date have not been conclusively established, and it is presented here as a historically attributed image rather than a verified portrait.

Repose and relics

**Saint Nectarios after his repose.** Historical image associated with the period immediately following his death in 1920. The original photographic provenance is being researched.

Reliquary associated with Saint Nectarios — **Reliquary of Saint Nectarios.** Photograph supplied for the site. The image bears the Monastiriaka / Mount Athos mark; rights and precise location should be confirmed before treating it as a freely reusable archival image.

Editorial note: “Historical photograph”, “attributed photograph” and “documented photograph” are not treated as interchangeable descriptions on this site. As original archival records are located, captions will be expanded with date, place, photographer, collection and rights information.