Bassus of Nice

Saint Bassus of Nice (d. 250/251) is a 3rd-century Roman Catholic saint and martyr,[1] traditionally the earliest named bishop of Nice.[2]

Bust of Saint Bassus

He was active on the Côte d'Azur, and was martyred for his faith under the Emperor Decius by being burned with red-hot blades and pierced from head to feet by two large ship-building nails, one through each foot.[3]

Martyrdom of Saint Bassus

He is venerated as a saint. His feast day is 5 December. He is the patron saint of Cupra Marittima in Italy, where his body was taken after his death, and since 1922 or 1923 the second patron saint of Nice.[4]

See also

References
  1. Catholicsaints.info: Saint Bassus of Nice
  2. Cupramarittima.net: P.D. Faustino Mostardi, San Basso da Nizza a Cupra (under the auspices of the Comitato Festeggiamenti San Basso Cupra Marittima, Este, 1962)
  3. Saint Bassus.
  4. Nice-Historique, p. 245


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