Nestor of Magydos
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|death_date=250
|feast_day=February 25 (Roman Catholic Church)
February 28 (Orthodox Churches)
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|death_place=Perge, Pamphylia, (modern-day Aksu, Antalya, Turkey)
|titles=Bishop and Martyr
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|attributes=Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book, his right hand raised in blessing
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Saint Nestor, also known as Saint Nestor of Perge or Hieromartyr Nestor of Magydos, was Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia, in what is now modern Turkey.
Background
Little is known about Nestor. 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."{{cite book | title = Lives of the Saints | first = Omer | last = Englebert | year = 1994| url = https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Lives_of_the_Saints.html?id=gOHxVfJFitoC}} During the persecutions under Emperor Decius, Bishop Nestor was arrested while praying in his home.{{cite web | url = https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2015/02/28/100618-hieromartyr-nestor-bishop-of-magydos-in-pamphylia | title = Hieromartyr Nestor, Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia | work = OCA}}
He was 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 Eastern Orthodox Church.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/19990117032519/http://saints.catholic.org/ Index of Roman Catholic Saints]
- [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4825 St. Nestor]
- [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=100618 Hieromartyr Nestor the Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia] Orthodox icon and synaxarion
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Category:Saints from Roman Anatolia
Category:3rd-century Christian saints
Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:3rd-century bishops in Roman Anatolia
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