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− | '''Sister Patapia''' is a [[nun]] at the [[Monastery of St Patapios (Loutraki, Greece)|Greek nunnery of Saint Patapios]] at the mountain Geraneia, in Loutraki, Greece. There she was named mother superior from 1963 until 1970 when she resigned because of health problems. She contributed | + | |
+ | '''Sister Patapia''' is a [[nun]] at the [[Monastery of St Patapios (Loutraki, Greece)|Greek nunnery of Saint Patapios]] at the mountain Geraneia, in Loutraki, Greece. There she was named mother superior from 1963 until 1970 when she resigned because of health problems. She contributed to the creation of the [[monastery]]. She has also experienced many miracles from Saint [[Patapius of Thebes]] | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
She was born in Corinth, Greece in 1931 and on the age of 21 she decided to become a nun at the Saint Patapios monastery which at the time had only a couple of nuns and 2 - 3 small cells - rooms. | She was born in Corinth, Greece in 1931 and on the age of 21 she decided to become a nun at the Saint Patapios monastery which at the time had only a couple of nuns and 2 - 3 small cells - rooms. | ||
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+ | Nun Patapia helped with the creation of the convent that was established in 1952 by Father Nektarios Marmarinos, a priest from Corinth. The first mother superior was sister Siglitiki. In the first years the monastery was poor, without road access or water supply. | ||
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The nuns transferred water with a donkey from a spring that was some miles away. Nun Patapia struggled to build the convent. She strengthened the faith of the rest nuns and finally the monastery thrived and today is very famous. It has 40 nuns and its access from Loutraki has been made simpler via a modern road. | The nuns transferred water with a donkey from a spring that was some miles away. Nun Patapia struggled to build the convent. She strengthened the faith of the rest nuns and finally the monastery thrived and today is very famous. It has 40 nuns and its access from Loutraki has been made simpler via a modern road. | ||
− | Nun Patapia also experienced many miracles of Saint Patapios | + | |
+ | Nun Patapia also experienced many miracles of Saint Patapios. Also nun Patapia's health is a miracle itself. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82#.CE.A0.CE.B7.CE.B3.CE.AD.CF.82 | *http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82#.CE.A0.CE.B7.CE.B3.CE.AD.CF.82 | ||
*http://el.orthodoxwiki.org/%CE%99%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AC_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AE_%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85 | *http://el.orthodoxwiki.org/%CE%99%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AC_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AE_%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85 | ||
− | *http://www.facebook.com/ | + | * http://orthodoxwiki.org/Monastery_of_St_Patapios_(Loutraki,_Greece) |
− | + | * http://orthodoxwiki.org/Patapius_of_Thebes | |
+ | * http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Monastery_of_St_Patapios_(Loutraki,_Greece) | ||
+ | * http://www.globalusers.org/monastir_eng.htm | ||
+ | * http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2009/12/saint-patapios-of-thebes-and-his.html | ||
+ | * http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=243881069778&ref=mf | ||
+ | * http://www.city-of-loutraki.gr/byzantine/nunnery_of_hosios_patapios.htm | ||
+ | * http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2008/12/miracle-of-st-patapios-of-thebes.html | ||
+ | * http://www.360visits.gr/en/panorama_id49 | ||
+ | * http://orthodoxwiki.org/Nun_patapia | ||
+ | * http://www.livepedia.gr/index.php/%CE%93%CE%95%CE%A1%CE%9F%CE%9D%CE%A4%CE%99%CE%A3%CE%A3%CE%91_%CE%A0%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%91%CE%A0%CE%99%CE%91 | ||
[[Category:Monastics]] | [[Category:Monastics]] |
Revision as of 22:18, February 13, 2011
Sister Patapia is a nun at the Greek nunnery of Saint Patapios at the mountain Geraneia, in Loutraki, Greece. There she was named mother superior from 1963 until 1970 when she resigned because of health problems. She contributed to the creation of the monastery. She has also experienced many miracles from Saint Patapius of Thebes
Life
She was born in Corinth, Greece in 1931 and on the age of 21 she decided to become a nun at the Saint Patapios monastery which at the time had only a couple of nuns and 2 - 3 small cells - rooms.
Nun Patapia helped with the creation of the convent that was established in 1952 by Father Nektarios Marmarinos, a priest from Corinth. The first mother superior was sister Siglitiki. In the first years the monastery was poor, without road access or water supply.
The nuns transferred water with a donkey from a spring that was some miles away. Nun Patapia struggled to build the convent. She strengthened the faith of the rest nuns and finally the monastery thrived and today is very famous. It has 40 nuns and its access from Loutraki has been made simpler via a modern road.
Nun Patapia also experienced many miracles of Saint Patapios. Also nun Patapia's health is a miracle itself.
Reference
- Dr Haralambos Bousias, ‘Saint Patapios and his miracles’, nunnery of Saint Patapios, Loutraki, Greece, edition 2004.
External links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patapios
- http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82#.CE.A0.CE.B7.CE.B3.CE.AD.CF.82
- http://el.orthodoxwiki.org/%CE%99%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AC_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AE_%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85
- http://orthodoxwiki.org/Monastery_of_St_Patapios_(Loutraki,_Greece)
- http://orthodoxwiki.org/Patapius_of_Thebes
- http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Monastery_of_St_Patapios_(Loutraki,_Greece)
- http://www.globalusers.org/monastir_eng.htm
- http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2009/12/saint-patapios-of-thebes-and-his.html
- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=243881069778&ref=mf
- http://www.city-of-loutraki.gr/byzantine/nunnery_of_hosios_patapios.htm
- http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2008/12/miracle-of-st-patapios-of-thebes.html
- http://www.360visits.gr/en/panorama_id49
- http://orthodoxwiki.org/Nun_patapia
- http://www.livepedia.gr/index.php/%CE%93%CE%95%CE%A1%CE%9F%CE%9D%CE%A4%CE%99%CE%A3%CE%A3%CE%91_%CE%A0%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%91%CE%A0%CE%99%CE%91