Saint Nikiforos was known for his gentleness, humility, submission, unceasing prayer and obedience.  He was never demanding, even though his fingers and toes were eaten away by the sickness [leprosy], leaving him unable to walk and greatly handicapped.  The Holy Spirit endowed him with the gift of helping those who suffer.  Multitudes of people, especially youth, would come to take his blessing and find consolation.  Patients of the institution also enjoyed his fatherly love and care.  However, his main occupation was noetic prayer of the heart, watchfulness and hesychia.  Saint Nikiforos learned the prayer from Saint Anthimos, and in turn taught it to Father Evmenios, for whom he was a spiritual guide until his repose in the Lord on January 4, 1964, at the age of 74.  He also directed Father Evmenios to care for his holy relics, which were later exhumed and found to be fragrant and miracle-working.

Rejoice, true namesake of victory.**
** The name Nikiforos in Greek means "victory-bearer."

What is an Akathist?  An akathist (Greek, akathistos) is a hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or one of the persons of the Holy Trinity. The word akathist itself means "not sitting." (Source:  https://orthodoxwiki.org/Akathist)