Nestor of Magydos

Saint Nestor
Bishop and Martyr
Died	250 AD Perge, Pamphylia, (modern Turkey)
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church
Feast	February 25 (Roman Catholic Church) February 28 (Orthodox Churches)
Attributes	Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book, his right hand raised in blessing

Little is known about Saint Nestor, also known as Saint Nestor of Perge or Hieromartyr Nestor of Magydos, other than that he was Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia, in what is now modern Turkey. His courage and authority were so noteworthy that a Roman magistrate uttered these words: "Until we have got the better of the bishop, we shall be powerless against the Christians."^[1] He was arrested under Emperor Decius, and sentenced to death by the local Roman governor, Pollio or Epolius of Lycia, after refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods of the state. His feast day is February 25 in the Roman Catholic Church and February 28 in the Orthodox Church.

References

1. ^ Lives of the Saints by Omer Englebert, 1951 and Barnes & Noble Books, 1994

External links

• Index of Roman Catholic Saints
• St. Nestor
• St. Patrick's Church, Washington, D.C.: St. Nestor of Perge
• Hieromartyr Nestor the Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia Orthodox icon and synaxarion

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Place of death	Perge, Pamphylia, (modern Turkey)