Tarcisius
Tarcisius | |
|---|---|
Alexandre Falguière, Tarcisius, Christian martyr, 1868, musée d'Orsay. | |
| Martyr | |
| Died | 3rd Century Rome |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | San Silvestro in Capite, Rome |
| Feast | August 15 (Roman Martyrology), and additionally universally in the Orthodox Church on August 14 |
| Attributes | Host, youth, wounds |
| Patronage | altar servers and first communicants |
Tarsicius or Tarcisius was a martyr of the early Christian church who lived in the 3rd century. The little that is known about him comes from a metrical inscription by Pope Damasus I, who was pope in the second half of the 4th century.