Nicomedes (saint)
Saint Nicomedes was a Roman martyr whose exact lifetime is unknown.
His grave is on the Via Nomentana in Rome, above which a Cömeterialkirche was built early on .
According to legend, Nicomedes was a priest and disciple of St. Peter and is said to have assisted St. Petronilla in her agony. He was slain under Domitian . The Nicomedes Catacomb in Rome is given as the grave . The head of Nicomedes is said to have been kept first in the church of St. Nikomed (Mainz) , later in the church of the Benedictine monastery of St. Jakob in Mainz .
Adoration
The feast day of the saint is September 15th .
The church of St. Nicomedes (Borghorst) is dedicated to him.
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Falk : The first millennium of Christian building and art activity in Mainz. In: Annals of the Association for Nassau antiquity and historical research . 12, 1873, pp. 1-20.
literature
- Philippe Pergola : Nicomedes . In: Lexicon for Theology and Church , 3rd edition, Vol. 7, Col. 870.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicomedes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |