The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Nicasius of Die
fl. AD 325 (death unrecorded) · Gaulish bishop at Nicaea · Dea Vocontiorum (Die), Gaul
The Nicene Age
Who Nicasius of Die was
Bishop of Die in the Alpine south of Gaul, and the only bishop from Gaul who crossed to Bithynia for the Council of Nicaea — his subscription, 'Nicasius of Die, from Gaul,' the whole of his surviving record. Not the fifth-century Nicasius of Rheims; this one's fame is precisely his solitary journey.
The Nicaea subscription list alone — the one Gaul at Nicaea.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Nicasius active?
Nicasius of Die is dated fl. AD 325 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Nicasius in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Nicasius?
Nicasius of Die is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from The 318 Fathers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Nicasius from?
The archive associates Nicasius of Die with Dea Vocontiorum (Die), Gaul. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Nicasius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Nicasius of Die to 2 other figures, including Marinus of Arles and Constantine the Great. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Nicasius.
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