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ST/JD/231

Nicasius of Rheims

Gender
Male
Floruit (period)
None
Floruit date range
? - 451
Description
Bishop of Rheims. Martyred in a barbarian invasion of Rheims, either in 407, or more likely, 451. Supposedly decapitated at the door of his cathedral. Also martyred were two deacons, Saint Jucundus and Saint Florentius, as well as St Nicasius's sister, Saint Eutropia. ODS, 384.
Categories
major type minor type confidence notes
Martyr Bishop 100 None
ethnicity
ethnicity description confidence notes
no ethnicity available
feast days
month day fixed? description notes
12 14 yes Nicasius and his companions None
symbolic attributes
attribute notes
no attributes given
specialist associations
association notes
no specialist associations