Nicetius
Nicetius († October 1 / October 3, 566 or 569 in Trier ) was a bishop of Trier .
Nicetius is said to have headed a monastery in Limoges before taking office as bishop . King Theuderich raised Nicetius around 525/526 to strengthen Christianity in the Moselle region as Bishop of Trier. Nicetius took part in the councils of Clermont (535) , Orléans (549) , Toul (550) and Paris (552). King Chlothar I sent him into exile because of his repeated violent criticism of the kings. Under King Sigibert I , he was allowed to return to Trier soon after 561. In a letter (before 565) to the Emperor Justinian I , he urged him to abandon the false teachings of Nestorius and Eutyches and the persecution of the orthodox. Various building projects are dated to his tenure as Bishop of Trier (Cathedral, St. Maximin , Nicetius Castle). The Egbert Psalter first mentions him as a saint around 981.
Gregory of Tours , who wrote the oldest Nicetius Vita, praised the bishop's fearless advocacy of law and justice. He is venerated as a saint in the Diocese of Trier . His feast day is October 3rd.
Works
- Letters to Justinian I and Chlodoswinda, ed. Wilhelm Gundlach : Epistolae Austrasicae 7,8, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 117, pp. 416-418 and pp. 419-423.
literature
- Andreas Heinz: Nicetius. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 6, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-044-1 , Sp. 656-657.
- Hubertus Seibert : Nicetius, Bishop v. Trier. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , p. 197 f. ( Digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Abrunculus |
Bishop of Trier 526-566 |
Magnerich |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicetius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Trier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 566 or October 3, 566 or October 1, 569 or October 3, 569 |
| Place of death | Trier , Franconian Empire |