Saint Sicarius
Saint Sicarius (in French, Sicaire) can refer to a number of figures in Christian tradition:
- Sicarius of Autun (Sicaire d’Autun or Siacre), 600 AD. Archbishop of Autun. Feast day: August 27.[1]
- Sicarius of Bassens (Sicaire de Bassens). His tomb can be found in the church of Saint-Pierre de Bassens;[2] he is venerated locally in Gironde but never seems to have been formally canonized, indicating a very early cult.
- Clement IIIcanonized Sicarius. A spring bears his name. Feast day: May 1 or May 2
- Sicarius of Lyons (Sicard, Sicarius, Sacario), d. ca. 433 or 435 AD. He was an archbishop of Lyons. Feast day: March 26.[3] However, his existence has been in dispute since the 18th century. Bearing his name is Sansicario Torinese.
- Sicarius of Nice (Siacre, in Latin Siacrius or Sicarius) 777–781 AD. Feast day: May 23.[4]
Saint Sicaria of Orleans
- Sicaria of Orleans (Sicaire d’Orléans), virgin saint, 500 AD. Feast day: February 2 or February 3.[5]
Sources
- ^ "San Siagrio di Autun".
- ^ article dans le Sud-Ouest
- ^ Sicaire sur le site Nominis Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine and Heiligenlexikon (in German)
- ^ Sites http://www.e-prenoms.com, http://www.forum Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback Machine orthodoxe.be
- ^ Site http://www.e-prenoms.fr Archived 2008-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Saint Sicarius at Wikimedia Commons
