Tarcisius | |
|---|---|
 Alexandre Falguière, Tarcisius, Christian martyr, 1868, musée d'Orsay. | |
| Martyr | |
| Died | 3rd Century Rome |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglicanism |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | San Silvestro in Capite, Rome |
| Feast | August 15 (Roman Martyrology) |
| Attributes | Host, youth, wounds |
| Patronage | altar servers and first communicants |
Tarsicius[1] or Tarcisius[2] was a martyr of the early Christian church who lived in the 3rd century. The little that is known about him comes from a metrical inscription by Pope Damasus I, who was pope in the second half of the 4th century.
- ^ The spelling in the 4th-century poem of Pope Damasus I and in the Roman Martyrology
- ^ The spelling in Wiseman's Fabiola