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Nicasius of Sicily
Saint and Knight Hospitaller
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Feast: 1 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1130
Died
1187
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Nicasius (Nicasio, Nicaise) of Sicily (also known as Nicasio Burgio, Nicasius de Burgo, Nicasio Camuto de Burgio, Nicasius Martyr, Nicasius of Jerusalem) (c. 1135 – 1187) is venerated as a martyr in the Catholic Church.
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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
- santiebeati.it — San Nicasio Camuto de Burgio — santiebeati index entry 91044: ‘San Nicasio Camuto de Burgio | Cavaliere di Malta, martire | festa 1 luglio’ — the Sicilian Knight Hospitaller martyred 1187, matching the 1 July feast on the record.
- Wikidata Q3819001 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nicasius of Sicily (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.