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|SaintName=Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem | |SaintName=Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=October 29 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Jerusalem, Judea (traditional) | |SaintBirthPlace=Jerusalem, Judea (traditional) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=31.7683, 35.2137 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=31.7683, 35.2137 | ||
|DeathPlace=Jerusalem, Judea (now Israel) | |DeathPlace=Jerusalem, Judea (now Israel) | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Relics and Western veneration | |NotableLabel3=Relics and Western veneration | ||
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| | |AssociatedCountries=Israel; Jordan; Italy | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Turning water into oil for Easter lamps | |SaintMiracle1=Turning water into oil for Easter lamps | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Producing water from dry clay during Easter vigil | |SaintMiracle2=Producing water from dry clay during Easter vigil | ||
|Profession=Bishop | |Profession=Bishop | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel | |PrimaryShrine=Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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'''Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem''' (c. 99 – c. 216), also known as Narcissus the Confessor, was the 30th bishop of Jerusalem from c. 180 to c. 212, renowned for his piety, miracles, and endurance of false accusations during a period of Church persecution.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10432a.htm|title=St. Narcissus of Jerusalem|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> According to Eusebius of Caesarea's ''Ecclesiastical History'' (c. 324), Narcissus, of Greek origin and advanced age at election, led the Jerusalem church amid Arian controversies and Diocletianic threats, abdicating twice due to infirmity but recalled by acclamation.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_of_Jerusalem|title=Narcissus of Jerusalem|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> He presided over a synod in Caesarea (c. 195) decreeing Easter on Sunday, not Passover, influencing Quartodeciman debates, though exact proceedings are unavailable beyond Eusebius's summary.<ref name="newadvent" /> Falsely accused of poisoning Easter lamps, a miracle exonerated him when the accuser's son confessed; other prodigies, like turning clay to water and oil from lamps, are attested by contemporaries but cannot be independently verified.<ref name="franciscan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-narcissus-of-jerusalem|title=Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem|publisher=Franciscan Media|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | '''Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem''' (c. 99 – c. 216), also known as Narcissus the Confessor, was the 30th bishop of Jerusalem from c. 180 to c. 212, renowned for his piety, miracles, and endurance of false accusations during a period of Church persecution.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10432a.htm|title=St. Narcissus of Jerusalem|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> According to Eusebius of Caesarea's ''Ecclesiastical History'' (c. 324), Narcissus, of Greek origin and advanced age at election, led the Jerusalem church amid Arian controversies and Diocletianic threats, abdicating twice due to infirmity but recalled by acclamation.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_of_Jerusalem|title=Narcissus of Jerusalem|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> He presided over a synod in Caesarea (c. 195) decreeing Easter on Sunday, not Passover, influencing Quartodeciman debates, though exact proceedings are unavailable beyond Eusebius's summary.<ref name="newadvent" /> Falsely accused of poisoning Easter lamps, a miracle exonerated him when the accuser's son confessed; other prodigies, like turning clay to water and oil from lamps, are attested by contemporaries but cannot be independently verified.<ref name="franciscan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-narcissus-of-jerusalem|title=Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem|publisher=Franciscan Media|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | ||