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Nicholas Planas

Also known as Nikolaos Planas · Nicholas the Parish Priest of Athens

A parish priest of humble origins from Naxos who served the small churches of Athens for over fifty years, celebrating the divine services almost daily with great simplicity and love for the poor. He reposed in Athens in 1932.

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Notes

Born 1851 on Naxos; widowed early and father of one son; reposed in Athens in 1932. Glorified by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1992.

Sources: John Sanidopoulos (Mystagogy); Ecumenical Patriarchate glorification (1992)