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==Life==
[[Image:Planas5h.JPG|thumb|right|Holy relics of Papa Nicholas Planas in Athens]]Numerous stories are told of his being lifted in [[prayer]] and of the [[acolyte]]s seing him raised off the ground in front of the altar during the Liturgy. While he would begin Liturgy at eight in the morning, he typically would not finish until two or three in the afternoon. When he was not able to serve at the church of St. John, he would always serve elsewhere. He was famously absent-minded and was also well known for giving to the poor anything that anyone might give him. He was not an educated man but was considered immensely enlightened, an example of great holiness and humility. Papa-Nicholas is recognized as a saint by the official Orthodox Church, as well as by many Old Calendarists. While he blessed the headquarters of the newly-founded Old Calendarist “Religious Community of Genuine Orthodox Christians” in Athens in 1926 and never personally accepted the liturgical calendar reform, he also never ceased commemorating his bishop over the issue. When notified of his non-compliance, his humility and simplicity prevented any action being taken against him. He reposed in February 1932. A new St. John the Hunter Church has been built, and which contains his [[relics]] are contained there. <ref> Blog Spot on Evlogeite, has now been built.com </ref>
==See also==
*[[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]
*St. [[Nektarios of Aegina]]
==TropariaHymns=='''[[Kontakion]]''' in the 3rd ([[Tone]] 3) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/stnicholas.htm]
:Humble of spirit and pure of heart, illustrious in life and dispassionate of a truth, wast thou, O wise one. Thou didst illumine all by the virtues and dost grant grace unto them that draw nigh unto thee; and by thine intercessions, thou dost heal them that call upon thee, O Father Nicholas.
==ReferencesFurther reading==<references/>''Papa-Nicholas Planas'', by the ''Nun Martha''; translated from Greek and published by [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], 1981.
==External Sourceslinks==*[http://www.i-m-paronaxias.gr/byzantine-monasteries/nikolaos_planas.html Official Biography of St Nicholas Planas] in Greek by the ([[Metropolis of Paronaxia]], [[Church of Greece]])
*[http://fr-d-serfes.org/lives/stnicholas.htm Biography of Nicholas (Planas)] by Father Nektarios Serfes
*[http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/planas.html Canonisation Announcement] by Fr. Jacob Meyes announcement of Canonisation*[http://www.roca.org/OA/56/56e.htm The Simple Shepherd - Papa Nicholas Planas]by Fr. Alexey Young (''Orthodox America'')*[http://evlogeite.com/?p=74 Papa Nicholas Planas: Another Modern Saint] Published March 2, 2005 [[Category:Saints]][[Category:Greek Saints]][[Category:Priests]][[Category:20th-century saints]]
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