Nicanor the Deacon

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Saint

Nicanor
Martyr
BornThessalonica, Roman Empire
Died76
Cyprus, Roman Empire
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Feast28 December

Nicanor (/naɪˈkeɪnər/; Greek: Nικάνωρ, romanized: Nikánōr) was one of the Seven Deacons.[1] He was martyred in 76. He is one of the 4 out of 7 deacons of the Seventy collectively feasted on July 28.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Watkins, Basil (2015-11-19). The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 593. ISBN 978-0-567-66415-0.


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