The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Nartzalus of Scillium
d. 17 July 180 · Scillitan martyr · Scillium → Carthage
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Nartzalus of Scillium was
One of the twelve of Scillium, whose confession punctuates the transcript with the martyrs’ readiness: “Today we are martyrs in heaven; thanks be to God.” His African name marks the company as native North Africans, not Roman colonists — the gospel already rooted among the Berber and Punic population of the province by 180. Beheaded with the rest on the same day.
Also listed in martyrs and under marcus aurelius.
Common questions
When did Nartzalus die?
Nartzalus of Scillium is dated d. 17 July 180 in the archive, which places Nartzalus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Nartzalus?
Nartzalus of Scillium is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Court transcript and The Hieronymian compilers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Nartzalus from?
The archive associates Nartzalus of Scillium with Scillium, Carthage. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Nartzalus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Nartzalus of Scillium to 3 other figures, including Speratus of Scillium, Cittinus of Scillium and Veturius of Scillium. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs 11
c. AD 180Nartzalus said, ‘Today we are martyrs in heaven. Thanks be to God!’Court transcript · 11 · source text
Martyrologium Hieronymianum (the Scillitan feast, 17 July)
c. AD 450Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
- AD 144 · Marcion expelled at Rome, AD 144
- AD 156 · The New Prophecy erupts, AD 156
- AD 177 · Persecution at Lyon and Vienne, AD 177
- AD 180 · The Scillitan martyrs, AD 180
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Nartzalus.