Saint Nemesius of Alexandria

Memorial

• 19 December

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Arrested for theft, Nemesius was proved innocent, but in the process the authorities discovered that he was a Christian; Scourged and executed with a couple of criminals in the persecutions of Decius. Martyr.

Died

• burned alive c.250 in Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Nemesius of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 December 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-nemesius-of-alexandria/>