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A tradition dating from the sixth century says that St. Tarcisius was an youth who was stoned to death during the persecution of Valerian, emperor of Rome, some time between 253 and 260 CE. No further information is available as to when Tarcius lived, or even if he really existed. All we really have is a poem by Pope Damasus, who might simply have sought to inspire the faithful in the time of his own century, by creating or expanding on a legend that provided an example for people to look up to. A more recent adition to the legend of Tarcisius was made by Cardinal Wiseman in his novel Fabiola, or the Church in the Catacombs, where Tarcisius is portrayed as a young acolyte.
All that is known with any certainty is that Tarcisius was apparently a 3rd or 4th century martyr and may have been a deacon or an acolyte. It is said he was stoned to death as he carried the Eucharist to condemned prisoners.
A tradition dating from the sixth century says that St. Tarcisius was an youth who was stoned to death during the persecution of Valerian, emperor of Rome, some time between 253 and 260 CE. No further information is available as to when Tarcius lived, or even if he really existed. All we really have is a poem by Pope Damasus, who might simply have sought to inspire the faithful in the time of his own century, by creating or expanding on a legend that provided an example for people to look up to. A more recent addition to the legend of Tarcisius was made by Cardinal Wiseman in his novel Fabiola, or the Church in the Catacombs, where Tarcisius is portrayed as a young acolyte.
Yes, Saint Tarsisius and Saint Tarcisius are the same person. Tarsisius is the Latin form of the name, while Tarcisius is the anglicized version. He was a young martyr who lived during the Roman persecution of Christians in the 3rd century.
While not a contemporary associate of Saint Tarcisius, he is often linked with Saint Stephen who also died as a martyr by stoning.
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Saint Tarcisius is not traditionally known to have a last name, as he is often simply referred to as Tarcisius or Tarcisius of Rome.
The Foxhoven Family Singers have a song titled "Tarcisius" from their "Let the Children Come to Me" CD. It is very cute and my kids love it.
Virtually nothing is known about the life of Saint Tarcisiius except that he was martyred as a young man while taking the Eucharist to Christian prisoners.
Tarcisius was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early Christians because of his martyrdom. The canonization process did not come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church, martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body. Today only the pope can declare a saint. In the time of Tarcisius any bishop could declare a saint.
The Patron Saint Index lists no patron saints of Eucharistic ministers. However, Saint Tarcisius would be good candidate for the position. He was martyred while taking the Eucharist to Christian being held for execution by the Roman authorities.
St. Tarcisius was buried in the cemetery of St. Callistus, and his relics are claimed by the church of San Silvestro in Capite.
A:A tradition dating from the sixth century says that St. Tarcisius was an youth whose fidelity and courage impressed the leaders of the Church during the persecution of Valerian, emperor of Rome from 253 to 260 CE. Legend says that he was about thrteen years old at the time of the persecutions, meaning that he could have been born around 240 to 247 CE. No further information is available as to when Tarcius lived, or even if he really existed. All we really have is a poem by Pope Damasus, who might simply have sought to inspire the faithful in the time of his own century, by creating or expanding on a legend that provided an example for people to look up to.A more recent adition to the legend of Tarcisius was made by Cardinal Wiseman in his novel Fabiola, or the Church in the Catacombs, where Tarcisius is portrayed as a young acolyte.
Saint Raphael is an Archangel, not a human. Therefore, as Angels never die, Saint Raphael never died.
I can find no saint named Coluba.