Saint Bassus of Nice
Also known as
- Basse
- Basso
- 5 December
- Easter Monday (translation of relics)
- 1 July (discovery of relics)
Profile
First bishop of Nice, France. Burned, beaten, tortured, and executed in the persecutions of Emperor Decius. Martyr.
- nailed by two large metal brads to a board c.250
- relics moved to Cupra Marittima, Italy in the 6th century
- relics moved to the church of San Basso, Marano, Italy in 904
- relics moved to the church of the Assumption in 1876
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
- books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder
- other sites in english
- images
- fonti in italiano
MLA Citation
- “Saint Bassus of Nice“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 January 2024. Web. 29 March 2024. <>