Saint Nikephoros the Leper

Disciple of Saint Nikephoros the Leper and the most modern canonized Saint: 25 years since his repose

On May 23, we commemorate 25 years since the repose of the most modern saint, who was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in March 2022: Venerable Evmenios Saridakis. Known primarily as a disciple of Saint Nikephoros the Leper, Evmenios himself had leprosy, which he accepted with joy and from which he was later healed.…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

60 years since St Nikephoros the Leper’s blessed repose. How he was included in the Romanian Church’s calendar

Thursday, January 4, 2024, marks the 60th anniversary of the blessed repose of Saint Nikephoros the Leper, a holy healer and miracle worker of our times. The Venerable Nikephoros was included in the calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church by the resolution of the Holy Synod of July 21, 2021, when the texts of the…

Jan 4, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patron Saint of Infectious Diseases, Saint Nikephoros the Leper included in Romanian Orthodox Church’s calendar

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to introduce the name of Saint Nikephoros the Leper in its calendar. Orthodox believers have called for the intercession of a great number of wonderworking Saints during the coronavirus pandemic, but St Nikephoros the Leper was probably at the top of the list.  The Patriarch of…

Jul 26, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod establishes new parishes abroad, warns against risks of ideologized sex education

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met for its working session under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The Holy Synod resolved the following: To include the name of Saint Nikephoros the Leper in the calendar of the…

Jul 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Paltin-Petru Voda Monastery receives fragment of St Nikephoros the Leper’s relics

Paltin-Petru Voda Monastery has received a fragment of the holy relics of Saint Nikephoros the Leper, a powerful intercessor for COVID-19 and every disease. The holy relics were donated by Father Simon from the Hermitage of St. Panteleimon from Greece, at the request of the abbess of Paltin Monastery, stavrophore Justina Bujor. Father Simon was…

Aug 4, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu