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Also known as

• Prisco

Memorial

• 16 September
• 9 May (Nocera, Italy)

Profile

Early bishop of Nocera, Italy. Martyr. Saint Paulinus of Nola wrote a poem in praise of him.

Died

• c.300 in Nocera, Campania, Italy
• buried in the necropolis outside the walls of Nocera
• later re-interred in a publicly accessible sacrophagus where it became a center for pilgrimage and prayer

Patronage

• in Italy
  • Nocera
  • Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, diocese of

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Priscus of Nocera“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 January 2024. Web. 25 April 2024. <>