Saint Sicarius (in

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, ''Sicaire'') can refer to a number of figures in

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

tradition: * Sicarius of Autun (''Sicaire d’Autun'' or ''Siacre''), 600 AD.

Archbishop of Autun The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), more simpl ...

. Feast day: August 27. * Sicarius of Bassens (''Sicaire de Bassens''). His tomb can be found in the church of Saint-Pierre de Bassens; he is venerated locally in

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...

but never seems to have been formally canonized, indicating a very early cult. *

Sicarius of Brantôme Sicarius of Brantôme or Sicarius of Bethlehem (''Sicaire de Brantôme'', ''Sicaire de Bethléem'') was a child saint who was venerated from the time of Charlemagne onwards as one of the victims of the Massacre of the Innocents by Herod the Grea ...

or Sicarius of Bethlehem (''Sicaire de Brantôme'', ''Sicaire de Bethléem''),

child saint Child saints are children who died or were martyred and have been declared saints or martyrs of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopalian, or Lutheran Churches or have been beatified. Early Christian Saints ...

whom tradition makes one of the victims of the Massacre of the Innocents.

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...

had his relics brought to the abbey of Saint-Pierre de Brantôme. Pope

Clement III Pope Clement III ( la, Clemens III; 1130 – 20 March 1191), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 December 1187 to his death in 1191. He ended the conflict between the Papacy and the city of Rome, by all ...

canonized Sicarius. A spring bears his name. Feast day: May 1 or May 2 Brantome 60 St-Sicaire

* Sicarius of Lyons (''Sicard, Sicarius, Sacario''), d. ca. 433 or 435 AD. He was an

archbishop of Lyons The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishops ...

. Feast day: March 26. However, his existence has been in dispute since the 18th century. Bearing his name is

Sansicario Torinese Sansicario (also spelled San Sicario) is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Cesana Torinese (Metropolitan City of Turin) in Piedmont, north-western Italy. It lies at 1,700 m in the Val Susa The Susa Valley ( it, Val di Susa; pms, Valsusa ...

. * Sicarius of Nice (''Siacre'', in

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

''Siacrius'' or ''Sicarius'') 777–781 AD. Feast day: May 23.

Saint Sicaria of Orleans

* Sicaria of Orleans (''Sicaire d’Orléans''), virgin saint, 500 AD. Feast day: February 2 or February 3.Site http://www.e-prenoms.fr

Sources

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sicarius Christian saints 5th-century Gallo-Roman people 5th-century bishops in Gaul