Saint Nazario of Koper
Also known as
- Nazario of Capodistria
Profile
Bishop of Koper (in modern Slovenia) c.524 where he served for 30 years.
Born
- c.475 in Elpidium (Böste)
- c.555
- buried in the cathedral of Saint Mary
- due to Lombard invaders, his relics were placed in a case, stored under some stone steps, and it’s location forgotten for centuries
- miracles reported with their re-discovery
- relics stolen in 1380 when the city was plundered in the War of Chioggia
- relics returned in 1422
- relics enshrined in a marble altar sarcophagus in the cathedral of Koper
MLA Citation
- “Saint Nazario of Koper“. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 January 2022. Web. 25 April 2024. <>