Saints Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia | |
|---|---|
 St. Quirinus of Malmedy | |
| Martyrs | |
| Died | ca AD 285 Vexin |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Malmedy Abbey |
| Feast | 11 October |
| Attributes | Dragon (Quirinus)[1] |
Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus,[2] and Pientia were venerated as martyrs and saints. Their feast day is 11 October. Their historicity is uncertain, and "no trustworthy historical reports of [them] exist."[3]
Nicasius has been identified with Nicasius of Rheims, and there are many saints with the name of Saint Quirinus.
- ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine (1898). "The Lives of the Saints". The Lives of the Saints.
- ^ Also called Scuviculus, Egobille.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sts. Quirinus". www.newadvent.org.