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Nicetas of Remesiana
Bishop of Remesiana
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 22 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
335
verified
Died
414
verified
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Nicetas was Bishop of Remesiana in Dacia, friend of St Paulinus of Nola, who wrote poems in his honour.
He wrote instructions for those preparing for baptism. He died about 414.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
A missionary bishop and teacher of catechumens.
Connected on this site
- Paulinus of Nola Saint“Nicetas was Bishop of Remesiana in Dacia, friend of St Paulinus of Nola, who wrote poems in his honour.” — this site's research
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Nicetas of Remesiana
- Wikidata Q2743461 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nicetas of Remesiana (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.