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Nicasius of Rheims
Bishop of Rheims
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 14 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
407
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Reims in Belgic Gaul, in present-day France, the passion of Saint Nicasius, bishop, who, together with his sister Eutropia, a virgin consecrated to Christ, the deacon Florentius and Jucundus, was killed during a raid by some pagans in front of the door of the basilica he himself had founded.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 14 December as a bishop of Reims killed by pagan raiders at the door of the basilica he had founded.
Connected on this site
- Eutropia Saint Brother or sister“The sister of St Nicasius of Rheims, killed with him.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2664676 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nicasius of Rheims (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.