St. Nikonin Sicily
Bishop of Sicily
Venerable Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood
“In deadly peril, he remembered the Christian precepts of his mother and, signing himself with the Sign of the Cross, he prayed to God, vowing to be baptized if he were saved.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
2nd century
Naples, Roman Empire
Death
251
Sicily, Roman Empire
Life path
- Monk
- Bishop
- Accepted Orthodoxy
- Soldier
Undertakings & Callings
- Preaching
- Confessing the faith
God's Gifts
- Angel Seer
- Expelling demons
Sufferings
- Torture
- Execution
Eras
- Persecution in Roman Emp.