Father Nikephoros of Chios (1750–1821; also Nicephoros, Nicephorus, Nikephorus) was the spiritual son and disciple of Macarius of Corinth and known for his holy life and character.
Saint Nikephoros was a hieromonk born around 1750 in the town of Kardamyla, in the northeastern part of the Aegean island of Chios.
He died in a home near the church of Saint Paraskeve, where he sometimes stayed overnight when he was unable to return to Resta, a hermitage where he lived after leaving the monastery.
His body was brought to Resta and placed in a grave where both Saint Athanasius Parius and the monk Nilus had once been buried.
Many years later, the Guild of Tanners asked for the relics and placed them in the Church of Saint George in Resta, where they remain.