Nemesius

Nemesius ( ancient Greek Νεμέσιος Nemésios , Latinized Nemesius ) was the name of several ancient Christian personalities:

• Nemesios of Emesa (late 4th century), philosopher and bishop of Emesa in Syria
• Nemesius of Alexandria (around 250 AD), martyr under Emperor Decius (festival on December 19)
• Nemesius of Rome (after 250 AD), martyr in Rome, tomb on the Via Latina .
• Nemesius of Tivoli († around 120 AD), from Tivoli , according to legend, a son of Symphorosa

other names refer to these saints:

• Johannes Nemesius (17th century)
• Lucas Nemesius
• Joannes Nemesius Ephrataeus OP

See also

• Nemesian, Felix and Companions , Martyrs from Nicomedia

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Saint Nemesius of Alexandria". CatholicSaints.Info. September 9, 2017. Web. November 22, 2018 catholic.org .
2. ↑ Quentin: Les Martyrologes historiques. Paris 1908. ( LThK )
3. ↑ viaf .
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6. ^ Catholic.org .

literature

• Victor Saxer: Symphorosa and Companions . In: Lexicon of saints and veneration of saints . Lexicon for theology and the church compact. tape 3 , personal part R - Z, material part, appendix. Herder Verlag , Freiburg im Breisgau 2003, ISBN 3-451-28193-7 , Sp. 1550 f .
• Adolf Lumpe:  Symphorosa. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 11, Bautz, Herzberg 1996, ISBN 3-88309-064-6 , Sp. 367-368.
• Henri Quentin OSB : Les Martyrologes historiques . Paris 1908.