Saint Nicetas the Goth

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Saint Nicetas the Goth was a 4th-century Christian martyr from the Gothic tribes, venerated for his steadfast faith during the Arian persecutions.

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Saint Nicetas the Goth canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
Gothic saint
saint
associatedWith Gothic missions
struggle against Arianism
canonizationStatus pre-congregation
causeOfDeath burning
centuryOfActivity 4th century
commemoratedBy liturgical hymns in Byzantine rite
commemoratedOn 15 September (Julian calendar in some traditions)
countryOfOrigin Gothic tribes NERFINISHED
dateOfDeath ca. 372
deathContext religious persecution under Gothic Arian rulers
denomination Nicene Christianity NERFINISHED
era Late Antiquity
ethnicGroup Goths NERFINISHED
feastDay 15 September
hasAttribute depicted in military dress in some icons
depicted with a cross of martyrdom
depicted with flames symbolizing martyrdom by fire
hasNameForm Niceta NERFINISHED
Nicetas NERFINISHED
Nikitas NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfName Greek
liturgicalGenre martyr
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
notableFor martyrdom among the Goths
steadfast faith during Arian persecutions
opponent Arian Christians
patronage Gothic Christians (traditional)
placeOfDeath Gothic territories north of the Danube
regionOfCult Balkans NERFINISHED
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
title Great-martyr NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
victimOf Arian persecutions NERFINISHED
virtue confession of orthodox belief
courage
steadfastness in faith

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Nikita (Cyrillic: Никита) associatedWithSaint Saint Nicetas the Goth
subject surface form: Nikita