Nicetas (bishop of Aquileia)
Nicetas was the archbishop of Aquileia from 454 to 485.[1] In the past his life and deeds were conflated with Nicetas of Remesiana.[2][3]
Saint Nicetas | |
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| Born | 5th Century |
| Died | 485 Aquileia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Feast | June 22 |
In 452 he temporarily moved from Aquileia to the island of Grado, as the island was safer from attacks by groups moving west from the Eurasian Steppe into the former lands of the Roman Empire.
Saint Nicetas's feast day is observed on June 22.
References
- Remesiana, Nicetas of; Severus, Sulpicius; Lerins, Vincent of; Aquitaine, Prosper of (April 2010). Writings; Writings; Commonitories; Grace and Free Will. CUA Press. ISBN 978-0-8132-1107-7.
- The Expository Times. T. & T. Clark. 1905. p. 244.
- Souter, A. (1936). "Review of Het Oordeel der Kerkvaders over het Orakel". The Classical Review. 50 (2): 89–90. ISSN 0009-840X. JSTOR 702380.
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