Name
Narkissos, bishop of Jerusalem
Saint ID
S00148
Reported Death Not Before
200
Reported Death Not After
220
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Hermits/recluses, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Virgins
ID | Title | E00272 | Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Ecclesiastical History (6.9.1-3), recounts the life and miracles of *Narkissos (bishop of Jerusalem, S00148); although not a martyr, he is remembered as a miracle worker and ascetic. Written in Greek in Palestine, 311/325. | E06564 | Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Narkissos (bishop of Jerusalem, S00148) as an exemplary virgin. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686. | E06659 | Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry |
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