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Bassus of Nice
French bishop, Roman Catholic saint and martyr
SaintAncient RomeDate unknown
Feast: 5 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saint Bassus of Nice (179 ca. – 250 AD) is a 3rd-century Roman Catholic saint and martyr, traditionally the earliest named bishop of Nice.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Basso di Nizza, vescovo e martire — santiebeati.it: 'San Basso di Nizza, Vescovo e martire, festa 5 dicembre'. The Martyrology of the Order of Preachers, 5 December: 'At Nice near the river Var, St. Bassus, bishop. In the persecution of Decius and Valerian
- Wikidata Q3946821 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bassus of Nice (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.