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Nestor of Magydos
Greek bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 26 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
101
Died
250
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Perge in Pamphylia, in present-day Turkey, the passion of Saint Nestor, bishop of Magydos and martyr, who, arrested during the persecution of the Emperor Decius, was condemned by the governor of the province to the cross, so that he who had confessed the Crucified might suffer the same death.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 February as a bishop of Magydos crucified at Perge under Emperor Decius.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2574015 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nestor of Magydos (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.