Tarcisius the Acolyte

When did Tarcisius die?

Tarcisius the Acolyte is dated d. c. AD 255–257 (traditional) in the archive, which places Tarcisius in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Tarcisius?

Tarcisius the Acolyte is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Damasus I of Rome. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Tarcisius from?

The archive associates Tarcisius the Acolyte with Rome, the Appian Way. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Tarcisius’ contemporaries?

The archive links Tarcisius the Acolyte to 2 other figures, including Damasus I of Rome and Stephen the Protomartyr. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

When a frenzied band pressed holy Tarcisius, bearing the sacraments of Christ, to display them to the profane, he chose rather to yield up his life beneath their blows than to betray the heavenly body to raging dogs.