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Priscus of Nocera
3rd century Catholic bishop
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 9 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
300
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Nocera in Campania, Saint Priscus, bishop and martyr, whom Saint Paulinus of Nola celebrated in verses of praise.
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
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 16 September as a bishop and martyr of Nocera praised in verse by Saint Paulinus of Nola.
Connected on this site
- Paulinus of Nola Saint“At Nocera in Campania, Saint Priscus, bishop and martyr, whom Saint Paulinus of Nola celebrated in verses of praise.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3922154 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Priscus of Nocera (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.