Saint Nicasius of Rheims

Memorial

• 14 December

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Brother of Saint Eutropia. Bishop of Rheims, France, and founder of its basilica. Martyred in the barbarian invasion of Rheims, an invasion he saw in a vision.

Died

• beheaded c.451 at Rheims, France in the doorway of his church, trying to slow the barbarians so his parishioners could escape
• buried at the church of the Saint-Nicaise monastery
• the monastery was destroyed during the French Revolution, and his remaining relics re-located to the cathedral of Rheim

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against eye disease
• against mice
• —
• Rheims, France

Representation

• bishop holding a sword and his severed head

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Golden Legend, by Jacobus de Voragine
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

Readings

Let us abide the mercy of God and pray for our enemies. I am ready to give myself for my people. - Saint Nicasius

MLA Citation

• “Saint Nicasius of Rheims”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 December 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-nicasius-of-rheims/>