Nicanor the Deacon
Ancient Roman saint
b. 1 · d. 76
Nicanor was one of the Seven Deacons of the early Christian church, named in the Acts of the Apostles. He is venerated as an apostle of the Seventy, deacon, and martyr in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Cyprus death
How we know
Carried by the tradition of the church.
- Acts of the Apostles 1 claim — The appointment of the Seven