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Eutropia
sister of Nicasius of Rheims
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Born
—
unknown
Died
407
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Eutropia was the sister of St Nicasius, bishop of Rheims. When barbarians sacked the city and killed Nicasius at the door of his church, she was spared, but she threw herself on her brother's killer, attacking him until she too was cut down.
Butler thinks the martyrdom was probably at the hands of the Huns in 451 rather than the Vandals in 407.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The sister of St Nicasius of Rheims, killed with him.
Connected on this site
- Nicasius of Rheims Saint Brother or sister“The sister of St Nicasius of Rheims, killed with him.” — this site's research
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints, ed. Thurston and Attwater (1956), vol. IV - 14 December
- Wikidata Q19594601 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.