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Tarcisius
martyr of the early Christian church, saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 15 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
246
Died
265
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Tarsicius or Tarcisius was a martyr of the early Christian church who lived in the 3rd century. The little that is known about him comes from a metrical inscription by Pope Damasus I, who was pope in the second half of the 4th century.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Carlo Acutis Saint Influenced by them
- Damasus I Saint“The little that is known about him comes from a metrical inscription by Pope Damasus I, who was pope in the second half of the 4th century.” — Wikipedia