Priscus (saint)
Priscus is one of several Catholic saints and martyrs. In the 1921 Benedictine Book of Saints there are seven figures named Priscus mentioned.
There are different feast days involved.{{cite web|url=http://www.prieske.de/name/name-en.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=August 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605081713/http://www.prieske.de/name/name-en.htm |archivedate=June 5, 2008 }} In some confusion, he is said to be the first Bishop of Capua, a martyr of the third century, and an African bishop; but the sources have been cast into doubt, and even the century is unclear in some accounts.[http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0211.shtml Saint of the Day, February 11: under Castrensis of Capua] Retrieved 2012-03-06.
March 28
The martyr was put to death in 260 under Valerian, with Malchus and Alexander.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.catholiconline.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5474 |title=St. Priscus - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |date= |accessdate=2016-05-20}}
May 9
Priscus of Nocera, first bishop of Nocera (is also distinguished from the Bishop of Capua).{{CathEncy|wstitle=Nocera dei Pagani}}
May 26
Priscus, a Roman legionary officer, was put to death in 272 in France, under Aurelian.
September 1
The story of the African bishop of the fifth century cast adrift is doubted.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5476 |title=St. Priscus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online |website=Catholic.org |date= |accessdate=2016-05-20}}
October 1
Priscus, Crescens, and Evagrius were martyrs, put to death in Tomi, on the Black Sea.
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