Saint Nicasius of Jerusalem Biography
Saint Nicasius of Jerusalem Profile. Born: 1135 AD in Italy, Europe. Worked in Palestine. Died: 1187 AD in Acre, Palestine.. Feast Day is celebrated on July 1.
St. Nicasius of Jerusalem Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death. |
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Date of Birth | 1135 AD |
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Country of Birth | Italy of Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Married |
Profession | Soldier |
Place of Work | Palestine |
Date of Death | 1187 AD |
Place of Death | Acre, Palestine. |
Feast Day | July 1 |
Beatification | N/A |
Canonization | Pre-Congregation |
Patron Saint of | Caccamo, Italy Invoked against Scrofula |
Biography
St. Nicasius of Jerusalem was a soldier. He served in the Hospitaller Order of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. He was the son to Roberto de Burgio and his wife Aldegonda. St. Nicasius was a descendant of the Saracens on his father’s side. On his mother’s side, he descended from the Normans. He was born in Sicily, probably in the Palermo region, to the Kameti also known as Camuto family. They would later be called de Burgio. Both he and his brother Ferrandino enrolled in the Hospitaller Order of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem.
Both brothers answered the call of Roger de Moulins to traveled to the Holy Land. He was captured during the battle of Hattin and was decapitated in the presence of Saladin after refusing to convert to Islam
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