Nicetius

Who they were

Nicetius, of a Gallo-Roman family, became a monk and abbot, and often rebuked King Theodoric I for his wrongdoing. He became the most important bishop of Trier in the Frankish era.

A vigorous and zealous pastor, he was exiled for opposing King Clothaire, and recalled by his successor. He died about 566.

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 fearless bishop who rebuked kings.

Connected on this site

• Aredius Saint Pupil
• Gregory of Tours Saint
  “Considerable detail of the life of this zealous bishop is known from various sources, from letters written either by or to him, from two poems of Venantius Fortunatus and above all from the statements of his pupil Aredius, later Abbot of Limoges, which have been preserved by Gregory of Tours.” — Wikipedia
• Venantius Fortunatus Saint
  “Considerable detail of the life of this zealous bishop is known from various sources, from letters written either by or to him, from two poems of Venantius Fortunatus and above all from the statements of his pupil Aredius, later Abbot of Limoges, which have been preserved by Gregory of Tours.” — Wikipedia