This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2016) |
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Italian. (July 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Saint Bassus of Nice (d. 250/251) is a 3rd-century Roman Catholic saint and martyr, [1] traditionally the earliest named bishop of Nice. [2]
He was active on the Côte d'Azur, and was martyred for his faith under the Emperor Decius by being burned with red-hot blades and pierced from head to feet by two large ship-building nails, one through each foot. [3]
He is venerated as a saint. His feast day is 5 December. He is the patron saint of Cupra Marittima in Italy, where his body was taken after his death, and since 1922 or 1923 the second patron saint of Nice. [4]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2016) |
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Italian. (July 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Saint Bassus of Nice (d. 250/251) is a 3rd-century Roman Catholic saint and martyr, [1] traditionally the earliest named bishop of Nice. [2]
He was active on the Côte d'Azur, and was martyred for his faith under the Emperor Decius by being burned with red-hot blades and pierced from head to feet by two large ship-building nails, one through each foot. [3]
He is venerated as a saint. His feast day is 5 December. He is the patron saint of Cupra Marittima in Italy, where his body was taken after his death, and since 1922 or 1923 the second patron saint of Nice. [4]