SAINT NICETIUS, BISHOP OF VIENNE - 5 MAY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY

Saints celebrated on the 5th of May

SAINT NICETIUS, BISHOP OF VIENNE

Saint Nicetius (Nicetas) is commemorated on May 5. This holy bishop of Vienne in France lived around A.D. 375, where he attended the synod of Valence (Concil. Valentinum). The Roman Martyrology* calls him a man of "venerable holiness."

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Nicetius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.