Saint Nearchus

Memorial

• 9 January

Profile

Christian soldier in the 12th imperial Roman legion assigned to Armenia in the 3rd century. Friend of Saint Polyeucte. Ordered to offer a sacrifice of incense to the emperor as a god, Nearchus refused. Martyr.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Abbe Stephane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Nearchus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 January 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>