The heart seeks to justify divine justice out of a deep-sea… - Nectarius of Aegina

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The heart seeks to justify divine justice out of a deep-seated drive because deep inside he desires and seeks the dominance of the divine law and strives to be enabled by its eternality. ... This deep-seated desire originates from the identification of the faculty of will within man with the law of God.

Nectarius of Aegina

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Nectarios of Aegina (Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης, 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and officially recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1961. His feast day is celebrated every year on 9 November.

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Native Name: Αναστάσιος Κεφαλάς

Alternative Names: Nectarios of Aegina

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