Sicarius of Brantôme

Saint Sicarius of Brantôme
Stained glass window representing St. Sicarius. Church of Sainte-Madeleine, Montagrier, Dordogne, France.
Martyr
Died~7–2 BC
Bethlehem
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Major shrineAbbey church of Saint-Pierre de Brantôme
Feast2 May
AttributesDepicted as an infant
PatronageInvoked for general cures

Sicarius of Brantôme or Sicarius of Bethlehem (Sicaire de Brantôme, Sicaire de Bethléem) was a child saint who was venerated from the time of Charlemagne onwards as one of the victims of the Massacre of the Innocents by Herod the Great, said to have occurred in Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Jesus. His remains are housed in the Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Brantôme, Dordogne, France.

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