Saint Nicetius of Trier | |
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.jpg) Saint Nicetius, Egbert Psalter | |
| Bishop of Trier[1] | |
| Born | 513 Auvergne |
| Died | ~566 Trier |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | October 1 (in Trier) December 5 (Roman Martyrology) |
Saint Nicetius (French: Saint Nizier) (c. 525 - c. 566) was a bishop of Trier, born in the latter part of the sixth century, exact date unknown; died in 563 or more probably 566.[2]
Nicetius was the most important bishop of the ancient see of Trier, in the era when, after the disorders of the Migrations, Frankish supremacy began in what had been Roman Gaul. Considerable detail of the life of this zealous bishop is known from various sources, from letters written either by or to him, from two poems of Venantius Fortunatus and above all from the statements of his pupil Aredius, later Abbot of Limoges, which have been preserved by Gregory of Tours.[3]
- ^ Wilhelm Gundlach: Epistolae Austrasicae 7,8, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 117, p416–418 & p419–423.
- ^ Diocese of Trier at GCatholic.org.
- ^ Kirsch, Johann Peter. "St. Nicetius." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 28 Mar. 2015