Saint Sicarius Explained

Saint Sicarius (in French, Sicaire) can refer to a number of figures in Christian tradition:

• Sicarius of Autun (Sicaire d’Autun or Siacre), 600 AD. Archbishop of Autun. Feast day: August 27.^[1]
• Sicarius of Bassens (Sicaire de Bassens). His tomb can be found in the church of Saint-Pierre de Bassens;^[2] he is venerated locally in Gironde but never seems to have been formally canonized, indicating a very early cult.
• Sicarius of Brantôme or Sicarius of Bethlehem (Sicaire de Brantôme, Sicaire de Bethléem), child saint whom tradition makes one of the victims of the Massacre of the Innocents. Charlemagne had his relics brought to the abbey of Saint-Pierre de Brantôme. Pope Clement III canonized Sicarius. A spring bears his name. Feast day: May 1 or May 2

• Sicarius of Lyons (Sicard, Sicarius, Sacario), d. ca. 433 or 435 AD. He was an archbishop of Lyons. Feast day: March 26.^[3] However, his existence has been in dispute since the 18th century. Bearing his name is Sansicario Torinese.
• Sicarius of Nice (Siacre, in Latin Siacrius or Sicarius) 777–781 AD. Feast day: May 23.^[4]

Saint Sicaria of Orleans

• Sicaria of Orleans (Sicaire d’Orléans), virgin saint, 500 AD. Feast day: February 2 or February 3.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: San Siagrio di Autun.
2. http://www.sudouest.fr/2012/04/24/le-saint-secheur-697069-2780.php/ article dans le Sud-Ouest
3. http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/10770/Saint-Sicaire.html/ Sicaire sur le site Nominis
4. Sites http://www.e-prenoms.com, http://www.forum orthodoxe.be
5. Site http://www.e-prenoms.fr