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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Venerable

Nazaria of Văratec

First abbess of Văratec Monastery

A Romanian schemanun, first abbess of Văratec Monastery from 1788 to 1814.

Feast
August 17old style August 30
Reposed
181419th century
Place
Văratec Monastery
Order
Venerables

Life

Saint Venerable Nazaria of Văratec was a schemanun and the first abbess of Văratec Monastery, between 1788 and 1814. According to our source, she was born in 1697, at Brașov, and died in 1814 at Văratec.

The years given would mean a life of one hundred and seventeen years, so one of them may be wrong.

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church canonized her at its session of 1 July 2025, with the title Saint Venerable Nazaria of Văratec, and set her feast on 17 August.

Commemorated the same day August 17