Nestor of Dečani

Holy Venerable Nestor of Dečani was a Serbian monk of the sixteenth century, a hieromonk of Dečani Monastery. In the years 1564-1565 the hieromonk Nikodim made, at his commission, a large cross of yew wood, on which, besides liturgical texts on the meaning and spiritual power of the cross, are engraved the words: "This holy and divine cross was written in the year 1564-1565, at the command of the elder Nestor and the brothers, may God forgive them on the day of judgment, amen."

On 25 June 1567 the building and painting of the church at Brezovica, near Plav, was completed, in which the hieromonk Nestor of Dečani and his brotherhood took part. He is often mentioned as the elder of the Belaje hermitage. The exact year of his death is not known. He is mentioned in the General Sticheron of the Serbian saints. The Serbian Church honours him on 11 November by the old calendar (24 November by the new).