Orthodox Saint Figurines — Collectible Keepsakes

Each five-inch figurine carries a story meant to inspire faith and bring these holy lives closer to children, teens, and adults alike, making them a fitting gift for baptisms, name days, feast days, catechism milestones, or simply as an everyday reminder of Christian witness.

The figures in the collection are NFC-enabled. Simply tap the bottom of the model with a smartphone to unlock digital stories and content about the saint. It will feel like opening a present on Christmas morning.

These first two figurines mark the beginning of an ongoing collection, with additional saints and spiritual fathers to be released periodically. That means there is always another story waiting to be discovered, and collectors can gradually build a household set of intercessors and role models over time.

Each figurine is brought to life by our manufacturing partner, Sketeworks.com, whose site shares more about the craftsmanship behind every piece.

The following is an excerpt from the life of Saint Nektarios of Aegina that you will find when you tap the figurine to your smartphone.

§ Early life

Early years

The future saint was born Anastasios Kephalas on October 1, 1846, in Selybria, Thrace, to Demos and Vassiliki Kephalas, pious but poor Christians who raised a large family. From infancy he displayed a serious love of prayer and learning; his mother is said to have taught him Psalm 50, which he loved to recite aloud.

At about the age of fourteen Anastasios left Thrace for Constantinople to find work and continue his studies. Employed first in a tobacco shop, he copied out fragments of Scripture and the Fathers on the paper used to wrap goods, hoping the words would profit his customers. Later, he moved to the island of Chios, where he taught school for several years before entering the ancient monastery of Nea Moni, being tonsured a monk and given the name Lazarus, and then, on his ordination to the diaconate in 1876, the name Nektarios.

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